Spencer Greene joined Juniper Networks in 1999 through the acquisition of Layer Five Inc., an intellectual property development and licensing company he co-founded, and serves as Vice President of Corporate Development. In this role, he is responsible for Juniper Networks’ mergers and acquisitions, equity investments, and creation of new strategic partnerships. Prior to this, Greene was Vice President of Product Management for Juniper Networks’ IP core and edge router product lines. During his seven years with the company, Greene has also led a number of engineering development teams. Prior to Layer Five, Greene was in the semiconductor and personal computer industries, holding marketing and engineering positions. Greene also worked in Yokogawa Electric’s research laboratories in Tokyo, Japan. Greene holds bachelor’s degrees in Electrical Engineering and French from Rice University, as well as a master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University. He also holds numerous patents in the networking and graphics acceleration fields.