Charlie Rice

Vice President, Corporate Development
Symantec Corporation

Charlie leads the Corporate Development group at Symantec, a Fortune 500 company and global leader in providing security, storage and systems management solutions to help consumers and organizations secure and manage their information driven world. At Symantec, he is responsible for evaluating and executing mergers and acquisitions, investments and other strategic opportunities. He advises the executive team on deal strategy and negotiation, and leads transaction execution. Charlie also oversees Symantec's venture investment portfolio, and is a board member to Symantec's portfolio companies.

Charlie has spent his career in the technology industry, as an investment banker, consultant and software developer. He is a frequent speaker and panelist on technology-related mergers and acquisitions.