Dean Drako

Dean Drako is an American businessman and entrepreneur who has founded more than six companies. Drako was founder, president and CEO of Barracuda Networks from 2003 to July 2012. He is currently founder and CEO of Eagle Eye Networks, and co-founder and CEO of IC Manage and Drako Motors. He is also owner and chairman of Brivo and Cobalt AI.

Drako grew up in Detroit, Michigan, founding his first company in high school; his company T-net's bulletin board system software package was used to share messages via modems. He sold T-net and used the profits to fund his college education at University of Michigan, where he graduated with a BS in electrical engineering. He later moved to California to attend UC Berkeley, earning an MS in electrical engineering.

As of 2020, Drako is a holder of 53 patents, including patents on video streaming, video storage, video analytics, digital image processing, network security & protocols, digital circuits, biochemical assays, and electric automobiles.