Randall C. Fowler

{{Short description|American inventor}}

{{BLP primary sources|date=October 2016}}

{{Infobox person

| name =Randy Fowler

| birth_name = Randall Coleman Fowler

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1939|8|4}}

| birth_place =Louisville, Kentucky

| nationality =American

| alma mater= University of Louisville, Arizona State University, Stanford University

| title =CEO of Identix, Inc.

| years_active = 1982–2001

| website = {{URL|www.randallcfowler.com}}

}}

Randall Coleman Fowler (born August 4, 1939) is an American inventor, entrepreneur, and investor.

In 1982 Fowler became the founder, chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Identix, Inc. until his retirement in 2001. Ten years prior to starting the company, Randy began investigating various techniques for reading fingerprints optically. He worked in the evenings in his garage whereby he created and patented the technology that transformed the biometrics Industry.{{Cite journal|title=The Identix Story |url=https://www.forbes.com/1998/12/28/feat_side1.html |last=Young |first=Jeffrey S. |journal=Forbes |date=December 28, 1998 |accessdate=October 21, 2016}} His patents include electro-optical techniques for fingerprint and analysis forming, the basis for Identix.Patent: http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=4152056.PN.&OS=PN/4152056&RS=PN/4152056Patent: http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=4537484.PN.&OS=PN/4537484&RS=PN/4537484 Randy led Identix through its initial public offering in 1985 and subsequent financings including a number of acquisitions and mergers. In 1997, the San Jose Business Journal named him as Entrepreneur of the Year. Additionally, he has been the recipient of the Westergaard Kjakan Award of in 1998,{{cite web|title=Westergaard conference|url= http://cosy.com/wallst/wsgd9809.htm}} and Professional Awards, and Distinguished Alumnus award, University of Louisville. He holds a Doctorate of Science of Engineering from Stanford University, a Masters of Science in Engineering from Arizona State University, and a Bachelor of Science from University of Louisville.{{cite web|title=Executive Profile Randall C. Fowler| website=Bloomberg News |url= https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=505397&privcapId=96779}}{{cite web|title=Randall C. Fowler|url= https://www.twst.com/bio/randall-c-fowler/}}{{cite web|title=Band of Angels Team member Randall C. Fowler|url= https://www.bandangels.com/team/member.php?bio=randy}}