Palo Alto Networks CEO and leadership

Nikesh Arora (born February 9, 1968) is an Indian-American business executive. He is the chief executive officer (CEO) and chairman of Palo Alto Networks. Arora was formerly a senior executive at Google. He served as the president of SoftBank Group from October 2014 to June 2016. On June 1, 2018, Arora took on the role of CEO and chairman at Palo Alto Networks.

Nir Zuk brings a wealth of network security expertise and industry experience to Palo Alto Networks. Prior to co-founding Palo Alto Networks, Nir was CTO at NetScreen Technologies, which was acquired by Juniper Networks in 2004. Prior to NetScreen, Nir was co-founder and CTO at OneSecure, a pioneer in intrusion prevention and detection appliances. Nir was also a principal engineer at Check Point Software Technologies, and was one of the developers of stateful inspection technology.

Mr. Yuming Mao founded of Palo Alto Networks, Inc. in 2005 and serves as its Chief Architect. Mr. Mao has an extensive knowledge of platform architecture and a proven track record. He served as Chief Architect and a Distinguished Engineer at Juniper Networks, which he joined through the NetScreen Technologies acquisition. At NetScreen, he served as one of the initial engineering architects. Throughout his time at NetScreen and Juniper, Mr. Mao was actively involved in defining the hardware and software architecture of NetScreen's industry-leading firewall/VPN platforms. He also served as a senior engineer at SAP Labs.

Dipak Golechha joined Palo Alto Networks in 2020 and serves as chief financial officer.

A seasoned finance leader, prior to Palo Alto Networks, Golechha held a variety of global leadership and executive roles around the globe. During 18 years at Procter & Gamble, he served as global divisional CFO and chief operating officer. Following that, he was the CFO for Chobani and the CFO at The Nature’s Bounty Company, a $3 billion+ CPG company focused on health and wellness.

Golechha also served four years as CEO of Excelligence Learning Corp, a tech-enabled education company.

Golechha previously served as a board member of Holland & Barrett International, Dr Organic, and Procter & Gamble Financial Services. He holds both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in economics from St. John’s College, Cambridge University, UK.

Jean Compeau is a Chief Accounting Officer at Palo Alto Networks. He has worked as Senior Director of External Reporting, Consolidations & Accounting at Exodus Communications, Inc.; Corporate Controller at INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC; and Senior Finance Manager at Infoseek. Jean studied at UCLA.

Nir Zuk brings a wealth of network security expertise and industry experience to Palo Alto Networks. Prior to co-founding Palo Alto Networks, Nir was CTO at NetScreen Technologies, which was acquired by Juniper Networks in 2004. Prior to NetScreen, Nir was co-founder and CTO at OneSecure, a pioneer in intrusion prevention and detection appliances. Nir was also a principal engineer at Check Point Software Technologies, and was one of the developers of stateful inspection technology.

Mr. Yuming Mao founded of Palo Alto Networks, Inc. in 2005 and serves as its Chief Architect. Mr. Mao has an extensive knowledge of platform architecture and a proven track record. He served as Chief Architect and a Distinguished Engineer at Juniper Networks, which he joined through the NetScreen Technologies acquisition. At NetScreen, he served as one of the initial engineering architects. Throughout his time at NetScreen and Juniper, Mr. Mao was actively involved in defining the hardware and software architecture of NetScreen's industry-leading firewall/VPN platforms. He also served as a senior engineer at SAP Labs.

Nikesh Arora (born February 9, 1968) is an Indian-American business executive. He is the chief executive officer (CEO) and chairman of Palo Alto Networks. Arora was formerly a senior executive at Google. He served as the president of SoftBank Group from October 2014 to June 2016. On June 1, 2018, Arora took on the role of CEO and chairman at Palo Alto Networks.

Nir Zuk brings a wealth of network security expertise and industry experience to Palo Alto Networks. Prior to co-founding Palo Alto Networks, Nir was CTO at NetScreen Technologies, which was acquired by Juniper Networks in 2004. Prior to NetScreen, Nir was co-founder and CTO at OneSecure, a pioneer in intrusion prevention and detection appliances. Nir was also a principal engineer at Check Point Software Technologies, and was one of the developers of stateful inspection technology.