# George Kurian

> George Kurian is the Chief Executive Officer of NetApp, the $20B+ enterprise data storage and cloud infrastructure company, where he has led a decade-long transformation from legacy storage vendor to AI-ready data platform. Born in Pampady, Kerala, he arrived at Princeton at 17 with a partial scholarship and a twin brother — Thomas Kurian, now CEO of Google Cloud — making them one of the rarest pairs in tech: identical twins who both run major Fortune 500 companies. Under his tenure since 2015, NetApp has posted record revenues of $6.57B in FY2025 and positioned itself as critical backbone for enterprise AI workloads.

- **Role:** Chief Executive Officer at NetApp
- **Organizations:** NetApp, The Cigna Group (Board Director)
- **From:** Pampady, Kottayam, Kerala, India
- **Nationality:** American (Indian-born)
- **Education:** Secondary Education, St Joseph's Boys' High School, Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Princeton University, MBA, Stanford Graduate School of Business
- **Known for:** Led NetApp's transformation from a legacy storage vendor to a hybrid cloud and AI data platform company, Delivered record FY2025 revenues of $6.57B (+4.9% YoY) and operating income of $1.34B (+10.1% YoY), Built NetApp's cloud services business into its fastest-growing segment

## Career timeline

- **1966** — Born in Pampady village, Kottayam district, Kerala, India
- **~1983** — Moved to the US at age 17 with twin brother Thomas to attend Princeton University on partial scholarship
- **1995** — Graduated with MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business
- **1995-1999** — Management consultant at McKinsey & Company
- **1999-2002** — Vice President at Akamai Technologies
- **2002-2008** — Led software engineering and product management teams at Oracle Corporation
- **2008-2011** — Vice President and General Manager of the Application Networking and Switching Technology Group at Cisco Systems
- **2011** — Joined NetApp as Senior Vice President of the Storage Solutions Group
- **2013** — Promoted to Executive Vice President of Product Operations at NetApp
- **2015** — Named Chief Executive Officer and Board Member of NetApp
- **2025** — NetApp delivers record FY2025 revenues of $6.57B; presents vision at NetApp INSIGHT 2025 in Las Vegas

## Achievements

- Led NetApp's transformation from a legacy storage vendor to a hybrid cloud and AI data platform company
- Delivered record FY2025 revenues of $6.57B (+4.9% YoY) and operating income of $1.34B (+10.1% YoY)
- Built NetApp's cloud services business into its fastest-growing segment
- Established strategic partnerships with NVIDIA, Lenovo, AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud
- Grew NetApp's market capitalization to approximately $20.96B
- One of a rare pair of identical twin brothers both serving as CEOs of major global technology companies
- Featured on Indiaspora's Business Leaders 2.0 List as a prominent Indian-American leader
- Serves as Independent Director on the Board of The Cigna Group
- Launched NetApp's AI Data Platform for enterprises, addressing the data preparation bottleneck in AI projects

## Latest updates

- **2025-10** — Presented keynote at NetApp INSIGHT 2025 in Las Vegas on 'The Future Begins with a Strong Foundation: Unleashing Success with an Intelligent Data Infrastructure for AI'
- **2025-06** — NetApp reported record FY2025 revenues of $6.57B, up 4.9% year-over-year, with GAAP EPS rising 22.5%
- **2025-03** — Appeared on podcast discussing NetApp's AI data platform strategy and new chapters for the company
- **2025-02** — Spoke at RAISE Summit 2025 on data-enabled intelligence and enterprise AI readiness
- **2024-09** — Presented at NetApp INSIGHT 2024 in Las Vegas, unveiling strategic pillars: digital transformation, security, and cloud expansion

## Links

- Website: https://www.netapp.com/company/leadership-team/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgekuriannetapp/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/netappceo
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tCPWc9c14E
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/NetApp

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