George Kurtz

George Kurtz
George Kurtz, co-founder and CEO of CrowdStrike
Kurtz, c. 2016
Born (1970-10-14) October 14, 1970 (age 54)
New Jersey, U.S.[1]
Alma materSeton Hall University (BS)
Occupation(s)President and CEO of CrowdStrike
SpouseAnna Kurtz
Children2

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 is also the author of the best-selling book of all time on cybersecurity, Hacking Exposed: Network Security Secrets & Solutions.[3]

He served as Executive Vice President and chief technology officer of McAfee.[4][5]

In 2024, his company CrowdStrike crashed millions of Windows computers around the world, causing billions of dollars in economic losses in what has been called the largest outage in the history of information technology.[6]

In 2024, Fortune Magazine named Kurtz as the 76th most powerful person in business.[7]

He is also a professional race car driver having won the 24 hours of Le Mans and the 24 hour of Spa.[8][9]

  1. ^ Velloor, Ravi (September 10, 2017). "In Good Company: CrowdStrike's George Kurtz is in a race against hackers". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on March 28, 2018. Retrieved November 15, 2017.
  2. ^ "Who is CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz?". The Independent. July 21, 2024. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
  3. ^ "George Kurtz". www.carnegiecouncil.org. Archived from the original on July 8, 2024. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  4. ^ "George Kurtz". CrowdStrike. Archived from the original on February 3, 2019. Retrieved November 15, 2017.
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  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "George Kurtz | 100 Most Powerful People in Business". Fortune. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
  8. ^ "A Day at the Spa- What is the CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa?". Fanatec GT World Challenge America Powered by AWS. June 29, 2023. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
  9. ^ Dagys, John (June 6, 2023). "Kurtz Approaching Le Mans Debut With "Open Mind" – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Archived from the original on July 25, 2024. Retrieved July 22, 2024.