# Source: https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/ken-xie-q16924425/

U.S. founder reference library

# Ken Xie

Recorded founding associations · Fortinet

## Founding associations

Ken Xie is recorded as a founder of [Fortinet](https://businessownerindex.com/company-reference/fortinet-q2749364/) in the cited public company records. The person record describes Ken Xie as American businessman.

## [Fortinet](https://businessownerindex.com/company-reference/fortinet-q2749364/)

network security corporation. Recorded founding year: 2000.

Explore the [Fortinet company reference](https://businessownerindex.com/company-reference/fortinet-q2749364/) for the recorded cofounders, business context, and company-specific source trail.

## More from the public record

These details describe the cited record as reviewed on October 9, 2026. They may describe an earlier period; they are not a current employment or operating-status check.

Education in public record

Stanford University · [View source field](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16924425#P69)

## Follow the founding team

Ken Xie’s association with [Fortinet](https://businessownerindex.com/company-reference/fortinet-q2749364/) can be researched alongside the company source record. The company’s recorded founding year is 2000. The shared company record is the evidence for this connection; it does not establish that these people currently work together.

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## Public sources

- [Wikidata public record Q16924425](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16924425): person identity and public description.
- [Wikidata public record Q2749364](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2749364): founder association with Fortinet.

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