Nikesh Arora — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Serves as Chairman and CEO of Palo Alto Networks since June 2018.
Held executive roles as President and COO of SoftBank Group (2014-2016) and Chief Business Officer at Google (2004-2014).
Founded T-Motion PLC in 2000, which later merged with T-Mobile International.
Serves as a senior advisor to private equity firm Silver Lake Partners since 2007.
Has been a board member of Sprint Corporation, Colgate-Palmolive, and Yahoo! Japan, and was elected to the board of Uber in 2025.
Holds an M.S. degree in Finance from Boston College and an MBA from Northeastern University.
His net worth was estimated at $1.5 billion in early 2024.

Biography

Nikesh Arora is an Indian-American business executive currently serving as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the American cybersecurity company Palo Alto Networks since June 2018. Before joining Palo Alto Networks, Arora held significant leadership positions at major global technology and telecommunications firms.