William T. Coleman III is an American businessman who served as the CEO of Veritas Technologies. He was also a partner at Alsop Louie Partners. He has been the founder, chairman of the board and chief executive officer of various high-profile corporations, including BEA Systems and Cassatt Corporation, and has been a director at Symantec Corporation since 2003. Education Coleman has a bachelor's degree in computer science from the United States Air Force Academy and master's degrees in computer science and computer engineering from Stanford University. He was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Colorado. Career Coleman began his career in the United States Air Force as Chief of Satellite Operations in the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force. In 1995, he co-founded BEA Systems, where he was chairman of the board. Coleman and two others started BEA to create software tools that tie corporate software applications together. The company was an enterprise application and service infrastructure software provider. In 2001, Business Week Online valued his stake in BEA Systems at $500 million. Coleman's tenure as chairman of the board lasted until August 2002. Concurrently, he was also chief strategy officer from October 2001 until August 2002, and chief executive officer from 1995 to October 2001. Before co-founding BEA Systems, Coleman was the head of Sun Microsystems' professional services and software development units, and co-founded Dest Systems, where he then headed engineering. Coleman also held positions as a director of product development at VisiCorp and manager of the High Frequency Systems Group at GTE Sylvania. Since June 2010, he has been an operating partner of Alsop Louie Partners, a venture fund that invests primarily in early-stage technology. Coleman has been a director of Symantec Corp. since January 14, 2003. He is a Member of the Trilateral Commission, and also serves as a member of the audit committee. He is a Member of the Information Technology Advisory Board at Warburg Pincus. Additionally, he is a member of the board of directors of Nexant, Inc, and on the board of directors and advisory council of the Business Executives for National Security. He was previously a director of a variety of companies, including Cassatt Corporation and Palm, Inc. Alsop Louie Partners Since December 2010, Coleman has been an operating partner at Alsop Louie Partners, a venture fund that invests primarily in early-stage technology. Cassatt Corporation Coleman was the founder,