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George Kurtz | |
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 Kurtz, c. 2016 | |
| Born | October 14, 1970 New Jersey, U.S.[1] |
| Alma mater | Seton Hall University (BS) |
| Occupation(s) | President and CEO of CrowdStrike |
| Spouse | Anna Kurtz |
| Children | 2 |
George Kurtz (born October 14, 1970) is an American businessman. He is the CEO and founder of the cybersecurity technology company CrowdStrike, and the founder and former CEO of Foundstone, a worldwide security products and anti-virus software company.[2] He previously served as executive vice president and chief technology officer of McAfee.[3] He is also the author of the best-selling book of all time on cybersecurity, Hacking Exposed: Network Security Secrets & Solutions.[4]
In 2024, his company CrowdStrike crashed millions of Windows computers around the world disrupting air travel, banking, broadcasting, and other services in what has been called the largest outage in the history of information technology.[3]
In 2024, Kurtz was named the 76th most powerful person in business by Fortune Magazine and Cybercrime Magazine named him their 2024 Cybersecurity Person of the Year.[5][6]
Outside of his professional pursuits, Kurtz owns and develops real estate projects in Scottsdale, Arizona as well as across the Southwestern United States.
Kurtz is a FIA Bronze-rated race car driver who has won the Pro-Am class in the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the 24 Hours of Spa.[7][8]
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- ^ "Who is CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz?". The Independent. July 21, 2024. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
- ^ a b Milmo, Dan; Kollewe, Julia; Quinn, Ben; Taylor, Josh; Ibrahim, Mimi (July 19, 2024). "'Largest IT outage in history' hits Microsoft Windows and causes global chaos". The Guardian. Archived from the original on July 25, 2024. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
- ^ "George Kurtz". www.carnegiecouncil.org. Archived from the original on July 8, 2024. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
- ^ Glassner, Amanada (December 4, 2024). "2024 Cybersecurity Person Of The Year: George Kurtz, CrowdStrike Founder & CEO". Cybercrime Magazine. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
- ^ "George Kurtz | 100 Most Powerful People in Business". Fortune. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
- ^ Dagys, John (June 30, 2024). "Kurtz Hails Pro-Am Class Win in "War of Attrition" – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
- ^ "FIA - Driver categorisation". driverscategorisation.fia.com. Retrieved December 2, 2024.