| George Kurian | |
| Birth Place: | Kerala |
| Nationality: | American |
| Education: | Stanford University, Princeton University |
| Occupation: | Chief executive officer |
| CEO and Board Member of NetApp | |
| Predecessor: | Tom Georgens |
| Employer: | NetApp |
| Boards: | NetApp |
| Spouse: | Married |
| Children: | 2 |
George Kurian is an Indian-American business executive. He is the current chief executive officer and a member of the board of NetApp. Prior to this, he was the Executive Vice President of Product Operations at NetApp.
Kurian was born in Kerala, India. He is the twin brother of Google Cloud CEO, Thomas Kurian. George Kurian was a 1995 graduate of Stanford Graduate School of Business. He also holds an electrical engineering degree from Princeton University.[1]
Kurian worked as a valet, pizza chef and bartender in college.
His career in tech included the role of vice president at Akamai Technologies, management consulting at McKinsey & Company, and leading Software Engineering and Product Management teams at Oracle Corporation.[2]
Kurian joined NetApp in 2011 as Senior Vice President of its storage solutions group. He was promoted to Executive Vice President (EVP) for product operations in 2013. He was promoted to Chief Executive Officer in 2015.[3]
Kurian received a base salary of $9,491,210 as chief executive officer and director at NetApp.[4]
Kurian is married and is a father of two. He resides in the San Francisco Bay Area.