Eric F. Brown

Eric F. Brown joined Polycom in February 2012 as Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer, and Executive Vice President. In his dual roles as CFO and COO, Mr. Brown manages all financial, operational, and IT functions at Polycom, and is focused on driving greater efficiency and scale as Polycom looks to accelerate its momentum and grow faster than the overall UC market.

Mr. Brown comes to Polycom from Electronic Arts, the world's leading publisher of video game software, where as chief financial officer and executive vice president, he led the company successfully through rapid change. Mr. Brown was instrumental in leveraging advances in wireless and mobile technologies, shifting EA to online distribution of products and services, and streamlining EA's portfolio to drive profitability. Prior to Electronic Arts, Mr. Brown was COO and CFO at McAfee, Inc. Before that, Mr. Brown was President and CFO of MicroStrategy, Inc, and also co-founded DataSage, Inc., where he also served as CFO.

Mr. Brown earned his bachelor's degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and his MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management.