-1 to Palo Alto Networks with Nikesh Arora
South Park Commons is delighted to host Nikesh Arora, CEO of Palo Alto Networks for a fireside chat as part of our -1 to Now Series!
Event Details
2:30pm: Doors Open
3:00-4:00pm: Fireside Chat
Nikesh Arora is chairman and CEO of Palo Alto Networks, the world’s leading cybersecurity company. During his tenure of seven years, he has led the company through a major transformation to become the global leader in AI and cybersecurity, and the security partner of choice for enterprise organizations and governments around the world. Before joining Palo Alto Networks in 2018, Mr. Arora served as president and chief operating officer of SoftBank Group Corp.
Prior to that, Mr. Arora spent ten years at Google, Inc. as a senior executive, where he was senior vice president and chief business officer, president of global sales operations and business development, and president of Europe, the Middle East and Africa. His career also includes serving as chief marketing officer for the T-Mobile International Division of Deutsche Telekom AG, and chief executive officer and founder of T-Motion PLC, which merged with T-Mobile International in 2002.
Nikesh Arora serves on the board of Uber Technologies, Inc., and as a non-executive director of Compagnie Financière Richemont S.A., a public Switzerland-based luxury goods holding company. Previously, he served on the boards of SoftBank Group Corp., Airtel, Aviva, Sprint Corp., Colgate-Palmolive Inc., Tipping Point and Yahoo! Japan, among others. He holds an M.B.A. in business administration from Northeastern University, an M.S. in finance from Boston College, and a B. Tech. in electrical engineering from the Institute of Technology at Banaras Hindu University.
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*Please note doors close at event start time and we are unable to accommodate late arrivals.