Paul Needham

Senior Director, Product Management, Database Security
Oracle Corporation

Paul Needham is Senior Director of Product Management for Database Security at Oracle.  He is responsible for the development of Oracle Database security features and solutions spanning encryption, access control, auditing and monitoring.  Mr. Needham first joined Oracle in 1991 as part of Oracle Consulting, where he worked closely with customers to help them identify their security needs and challenges.  In 1998, he joined the Database Security team in Oracle’s Server Technology development division.  Prior to joining Oracle, Mr. Needham was responsible for various government projects at BDM International, a multinational information technology company.  He also served at the National Security Agency, studying database security.  Mr. Needham graduated from Purdue University with a bachelor’s of science degree in computer science.