Nikesh Arora (CEO, Palo Alto Networks) @ Stanford AI Club

​Stanford AI Club is excited to announce that Nikesh Arora, Chairman and CEO of Palo Alto Networks, will join us for our ’26–’27 Speaker Series!

​Since joining Palo Alto Networks in 2018, Nikesh has led the company’s transformation into a global leader in AI and cybersecurity. Under his leadership, the company has become the world’s largest cybersecurity company by market capitalization, now valued at over $300 billion. Previously, he served as President and COO of SoftBank Group and spent a decade at Google, where he was the Chief Business Officer. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from IIT (BHU), an MS in Finance from Boston College, and an MBA from Northeastern University.

​This event will be open only to currently enrolled Stanford students. There will be Mendocino farms for dinner and merch for students.