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Nikesh Arora Palo

CEO

CEO of Palo Alto Networks

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Quick Facts

  • Role CEO
  • 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 Jul 2026

Executive Summary

Nikesh Arora Palo is listed in public materials as CEO of Palo Alto Networks. This Brel Digital profile records the verified public leadership association using official company sources. Biographical details that are not evidenced on the cited official pages are omitted.

Career Timeline

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  1. 2005 Company founded

    Palo Alto Networks was founded in 2005 per the company profile source on file.

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  2. 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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  3. 2012 Development

    2012: Palo Alto Networks lists on the New York Stock Exchange (later moving to Nasdaq under ticker PANW).

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  4. 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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  5. 2026 Acquisition

    February 11, 2026: Palo Alto Networks completes its acquisition of identity security vendor CyberArk.

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  6. 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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  7. 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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Overview

Nikesh Arora Palo is listed in public materials as CEO of Palo Alto Networks. This Brel Digital profile records the verified public leadership association using official company sources. Biographical details that are not evidenced on the cited official pages are omitted.

Role

Nikesh Arora Palo holds the publicly documented role of CEO at Palo Alto Networks. Readers should confirm current titles on the company’s official leadership or about pages, as executive roles change over time.

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Last Reviewed

This profile was last reviewed on July 14, 2026.

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