Ken Xie

Ken Xie is an American businessman born in 1963 and based in California, with an estimated net worth of ~$5.6B Wikidata. He is associated with Fortinet Inc. (FTNT), a cybersecurity company, and SEC records show 218 filings tied to him, including many insider filings SEC EDGAR.

Business & SEC Activity

SEC records identify Fortinet Inc. as the company linked to Ken Xie, and the filing history includes 218 total filings, all marked as insider filings SEC EDGAR. Recent filings include Form 4 and Form 144 submissions; Form 4 reports insider transactions, while Form 144 is a notice of proposed sale of securities SEC EDGAR. News coverage in 2026 focused on Fortinet’s AI-driven SecOps, unified SASE business, earnings, and cybersecurity spending trends NewsAPIGDELT.

Philanthropy

FEC records show 34 political contributions totaling $17,924.20 from 2006 to 2024, with most of the money going to Democrats FEC. The largest listed recipients were Mike Honda for Congress, Friends of Schumer, Ted Lieu for Congress, Honda Victory Fund, and Friends of Andrew Yang FEC. Foundation filings show the Xie Foundation reported $35,368,429 in grants paid in 2023 and $724,877,338 in assets, while the Xie Yu Education Foundation reported $0 in grants and $0 in assets ProPublica 990.

Political Activity

FEC data shows $14,275 of Ken Xie’s contributions went to Democrats, $104.10 to Republicans, and $3,545.10 to PACs or other recipients FEC. This means his disclosed giving was heavily weighted toward one party FEC.

In the News

Recent coverage centered on Fortinet’s cybersecurity business. Headlines in 2026 discussed AI-driven SecOps and unified SASE growth, a strong Q4 earnings beat, and broader enterprise security spending trends NewsAPIGDELT.