George Kurtz is the CEO and founder of CrowdStrike, a leading provider of next-generation endpoint protection, threat intelligence, and services. Kurtz is an internationally recognized security expert, author, entrepreneur, and speaker with more than 30 years of experience in the security space, including extensive experience driving revenue growth and scaling organizations across the globe. His entrepreneurial background and ability to commercialize nascent technologies have enabled him to drive innovation to market throughout his career. His prior roles at McAfee, a $2.5 billion security company, include Worldwide Chief Technology Officer and GM as well as EVP of Enterprise. Prior to joining McAfee, Kurtz started founded and led Foundstone, which had one of the leading incident response practices.

He has been quoted or featured in multiple major publications, media outlets, and television programs including CNN, Fox News, ABC World News, Bloomberg, CNBC, New York Times, USA Today, and The Wall Street Journal, and authored the best-selling security book of all time, Hacking Exposed: Network Security Secrets & Solutions.