David Hitz Explained

David Hitz
Alma Mater:	Swarthmore College Deep Springs College Princeton University
Nationality:	American
Occupation:	EVP of NetApp
Known For:	Co-founder of NetApp

David Hitz is an American engineer. In 1992, he, James Lau, and Michael Malcolm founded NetApp, where he became an executive vice president.

A graduate of Deep Springs College, Hitz earned a BSE from Princeton University and went on to work as an engineer at MIPS Computer Systems and as a senior engineer at Auspex Systems.

He is co-recipient (with James Lau) of the 2007 IEEE Reynold B. Johnson Information Storage Systems Award.^[1]

In February 2019, Hitz announced his retirement as executive vice president of NetApp.^{[2] [3] [4]}

External links

• Dave Hitz' blog

Notes and References

1. Web site: IEEE Reynold B. Johnson Information Storage Systems Award Recipients. https://web.archive.org/web/20071231003924/http://www.ieee.org/portal/pages/about/awards/pr/johnpr.html. dead. December 31, 2007. 2009-04-01. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) .
2. Web site: NetApp Co-Founder Dave Hitz To Retire. Kovar. Joseph F.. 2019-02-14. CRN. 2020-01-28.
3. Web site: NetApp founder Dave Hitz steps away after 26 years. SearchStorage. en. 2020-01-28.
4. Web site: How to get a self-castrated bull: Dave Hitz retires from NetApp. Mellor. Chris. 2019-02-14. Blocks and Files. en-GB. 2020-01-28.