Who is in the Palo Alto Networks mafia?

Notable members include William Guttman (CurvePoint), Shlomo Kramer (Check Point Software), Ben Bernstein (Twistlock), Barun Kar (Auradine), Rishi Bhargava (Descope), Dima Stopel (Twistlock), Dimitri Stiliadis (Aporeto), Ian Swanson (Protect AI), among 49 tracked members.

What companies did Palo Alto Networks alumni found?

Companies founded by Palo Alto Networks alumni include CurvePoint, Check Point Software, Twistlock, Auradine, Descope, Aporeto, Protect AI, RapidFort, Puresec, Resilience.

The Palo Alto Networks Mafia

49 people came through Palo Alto Networks and went on to found or lead other companies.

William GuttmanInvestorFounded CurvePoint +3 Shlomo KramerInvestor and Board DirectorFounded Check Point Software +2 Ben BernsteinSVP Products & EngineeringFounded Twistlock +1 Barun KarSVP EngineeringFounded Auradine +1 Rishi BhargavaVP, Product StrategyFounded Descope +1 Dima StopelVP EngineeringFounded Twistlock +1 Dimitri StiliadisCloud CTOFounded Aporeto +1 Ian SwansonAI Security LeaderFounded Protect AI +1 George ManuelianVice President, WW SASE GTMFounded RapidFort Avi ShulmanManager, Product ManagementFounded Puresec Raj ShahSenior Director, CybersecurityFounded Resilience Rob SkillingtonVP, FellowFounded Chronosphere Barak SchosterSenior Director, Chief ArchitectFounded Bridgecrew David CoxSecurity Threat Research EngineerFounded Integrated Reasoning Albert JoSoftware EngineerFounded Adapted Rajaram SrinivasanProduct Lead - Data SecurityFounded Unbound Sankeerth Rao KaringulaSr Staff Machine Learning EngineerFounded Agentin AI Rayan GargProduct EngineerFounded Theta Bora MutluogluSystem Engineering InternFounded Reacher Jack ZumwaltSoftware Engineering InternFounded Kimpton Pradnesh PatilProduct ManagementFounded Altimate Inc Martin MaoSVP, GM of ObservabilityFounded Chronosphere Michael MumcuogluVP EngineeringFounded CardinalOps Shachar HirshbergSenior Software Engineer - Demisto (pre acquisition)Founded Artemis Security John MorelloVice President, ProductFounded Minimus Patrick XuVP EngineeringFounded Aurascape Badar AhmedVP of EngineeringFounded Protect AI Sandeep JainProduct Manager - Threat PreventionFounded MonetizeNow Slavik MarkovichSVP Product, DemistoFounded Descope Varun BadhwarSVP & GM, Prisma CloudFounded Endor Labs Rick CacciaSVP and CMO, Cortex and Unit 42Founded Witness ai Garrett HamiltonDirector of Product ManagementFounded Reach Security Colt BlackmoreTechnical Lead & Senior Product Manager - WildFireFounded Reach Security Dan SarelVP, Product ManagementFounded Descope Rajeev ThakurStaff Software EngineerFounded RapidFort Damien LewkeSenior System EngineerFounded Nebulock Dan BenjaminVP Product - Data, Identity and AI SecurityFounded Dig Security Ankita KumariProduct LeadFounded Syde Labs Ruchir PatwaSenior Director of EngineeringFounded Syde Labs Ariful HuqHead of Products @ Prisma CloudFounded Exaforce Lane BessPresident & CEOFounded Deep Instinct Rohit AgarwalSenior Director, AI GatewayFounded Portkey.ai AI Ayush GargDirector, EngineeringFounded Portkey.ai AI Ankur ShahSVP & GM (Prisma Cloud)Founded Straiker Viswesh AnanthakrishnanSenior Director of Product ManagementFounded Aurascape Amit RapaportTechnical RecruiterFounded Compete Xiang LiSoftware EngineerFounded Superposition Daniel KollbergVice President, EMEA Service ProvidersFounded Promon Suraj MehtaIT Applications EngineerFounded Babyscripts

Frequently asked questions

What is the Palo Alto Networks mafia?: The Palo Alto Networks mafia is the network of 49 people who came through Palo Alto Networks and went on to found or lead other companies, including CurvePoint, Check Point Software, Twistlock, Auradine, Descope.
Who is in the Palo Alto Networks mafia?: Notable members include William Guttman (CurvePoint), Shlomo Kramer (Check Point Software), Ben Bernstein (Twistlock), Barun Kar (Auradine), Rishi Bhargava (Descope), Dima Stopel (Twistlock), Dimitri Stiliadis (Aporeto), Ian Swanson (Protect AI), among 49 tracked members.
What companies did Palo Alto Networks alumni found?: Companies founded by Palo Alto Networks alumni include CurvePoint, Check Point Software, Twistlock, Auradine, Descope, Aporeto, Protect AI, RapidFort, Puresec, Resilience.