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Nir Zuk

Founder

Nir Zuk is listed as a founder of Palo Alto Networks on the Brel Digital company profile. Expand biography only from verified public sources.

Quick Facts

Role Founder
Company Palo Alto Networks
Country United States
Industry AI in Cybersecurity
Founded 2005
Known For Palo Alto Networks is one of the largest cybersecurity vendors by revenue, and its acquisition-heavy push…
Last Reviewed Aug 2026

Nir Zuk is listed as a founder of Palo Alto Networks on the Brel Digital company profile. Expand biography only from verified public sources.

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2005 Company founded
Palo Alto Networks was founded in 2005 per the company profile source on file.
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2005 Development
March 1, 2005: Nir Zuk and Rajiv Batra found Palo Alto Networks in Santa Clara, California, to build the industry's first next-generation firewall.
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2012 Development
2012: Palo Alto Networks lists on the New York Stock Exchange (later moving to Nasdaq under ticker PANW).
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2025 Product
August 18, 2025: Nir Zuk retires as founder and CTO after two decades; Chief Product Officer Lee Klarich succeeds him as CTO.
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2026 Acquisition
February 11, 2026: Palo Alto Networks completes its acquisition of identity security vendor CyberArk.
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2026 Acquisition
April 30, 2026: Palo Alto Networks announces its intent to acquire AI Gateway provider Portkey to extend Prisma AIRS.
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2026 Acquisition
May 29, 2026: Palo Alto Networks completes the Portkey acquisition, integrating its AI Gateway into Prisma AIRS 3.0 alongside Chronosphere observability and CyberArk-based agent identity.
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Security AI product

Network security (NGFWs, Prisma SASE), cloud security (Prisma Cloud), security operations (Cortex XDR/XSIAM), and Prisma AIRS,…

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Security AI product

Network security (NGFWs, Prisma SASE), cloud security (Prisma Cloud), security operations (Cortex XDR/XSIAM), and Prisma AIRS,…

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Nir Zuk is listed as a founder of Palo Alto Networks on the Brel Digital company profile. Expand biography only from verified public sources.

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