Board of Directors

Anil Singhal co-founded NETSCOUT in June 1984 and has served as NETSCOUT’s Chief Executive Officer and as a director on the Company’s Board since inception. In January 2007, Mr. Singhal was appointed Chairman of the Board and has been serving as NETSCOUT’s President, CEO, and Chairman since that time. In his current role, Mr. Singhal is focused on providing strategic leadership and vision, as well as setting operational priorities for the Company’s management team. Mr. Singhal’s vision of “traffic-based instrumentation” has guided NETSCOUT’s product direction and focus for the past three decades, helping to shape the evolution of the industry in the process.

Michael Szabados was appointed to NETSCOUT’s Board of Directors and named Vice Chairman of the Board in February 2019. He has served as NETSCOUT’s Chief Operating Officer since April 2007, focusing on the implementation and execution of the Company’s vision and strategy.

Robert E. Donahue has been a NETSCOUT director since March 2013. He served on the board of directors of Sycamore Networks, Inc., an intelligent optical networking and multiservice access provider, from July 2007 until October 2014.

John R. Egan has been a director of the Corporation since October 2000. Mr. Egan is a founding managing partner of Egan-Managed Capital, a Boston-based venture capital fund specializing in New England, information technology, and early stage investments, which began in the fall of 1996, and is a managing partner of Carruth Associates.

Alfred Grasso is the immediate past President and Chief Executive Officer of the MITRE Corporation, a position he held from 2006 to 2017 and where he continues to serve as a Trustee and Consultant for the MITRE Corporation. Mr. Grasso’s experience includes service on the boards for a number of scientifically-driven organizations and non-profit institutions.

Joseph G. Hadzima, Jr. has been a director of the Corporation since July 1998. Mr. Hadzima has been a Managing Director of Main Street Partners LLC, a venture capital investing and technology commercialization company, since April 1998.

Christopher Perretta was appointed a director of the Corporation in September 2014. Mr. Perretta has served as chief information and operations officer at MUFG Americas Holdings Corporation and its U.S. banking subsidiary, MUFG Union Bank, N.A. since April 2016.

Susan L. Spradley is a partner in the Tap Growth Group, a position she has held since August 2017, and the Chief Executive Officer of Motion Intelligence, Inc., a private company, which she joined in December 2017. From January 2013 to January 2017, she served in various roles at Viavi Solutions Inc. (formerly JDS Uniphase), most recently as Executive Vice President and General Manager of Product Line Management and Design.

Vivian Vitale was appointed to NETSCOUT’s Board of Directors in February 2019. Ms. Vitale has over 30 years of human resources experience with extensive expertise in leadership development, fostering high performance cultures, scaling organizations for growth and succession planning.