George Kurtz - CEO and Founder @ CrowdStrike

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Primary Job Title CEO and Founder
Primary Organization
CrowdStrike

Location Sunnyvale, California, United States
Regions San Francisco Bay Area, Silicon Valley, West Coast
Gender Male

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George Kurtz is based out of Sunnyvale, California, and is the CEO, Founder, and Board Member of CrowdStrike and also a Member of the Board of Directors at Armadin Security. George previously worked at McAfee as a Worldwide Chief Technology Officer, GM, and EVP of Enterprise. George Kurtz attended Seton Hall University. George Kurtz has received

the Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2017 Award.

Personal Investments

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George Kurtz

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investments. Their latest investment was

Seed Round - JetStream Security

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JetStream Security

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Announced Date	Organization Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round	Money Raised
obfuscated obfuscation	JetStream Security	—	Seed Round - JetStream Security	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Doppel	—	Series C - Doppel	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Zania	—	Series A - Zania	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Lovable	—	Series A - Lovable	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Tailscale	—	Series C - Tailscale	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Minimus	—	Seed Round - Minimus	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Descope	—	Seed Round - Descope	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Opus Security	—	Seed Round - Opus Security	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Talon Cyber Security	—	Series A - Talon Cyber Security	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Pangea	—	Series A - Pangea	obfuscated obfuscation

Partner Investments

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Announced Date	Organization Name	Investor Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round	Money Raised
obfuscated obfuscation	Talon Cyber Security	CrowdStrike Falcon Fund	—	Series A - Talon Cyber Security	obfuscated obfuscation

Exits

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VISO TRUST

Talon Cyber Security

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Pangea

VISO TRUST VISO Trust is a SaaS third-party cyber risk management for the modern enterprise.
Talon Cyber Security Talon Cyber Security provides cybersecurity solutions for the distributed workforce.
Pangea Pangea helps security teams ship secure AI applications fast and protect workforce AI use with comprehensive AI security guardrails.
Opus Security Cloud Security Orchestration and Remediation Platform
DecisionLink DecisionLink is a provider of software-enabled customer value management at scale for the digital age.
build.security Build.Security provides developers with easy deployment, ecosystem integrations, and code extensibility.

Jobs

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George Kurtz

has

current jobs as

CEO and Founder

CrowdStrike

and

Founder

CrowdStrike Falcon Fund

. Additionally,

George Kurtz

has had

past jobs including

Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Foundstone

CrowdStrike CEO and Founder
CrowdStrike Falcon Fund Founder

Organization Name	Title At Company	Start Date	End Date
Foundstone	Founder & Chief Executive Officer	1999	Oct 2004
E&Y	Sr. Manager	Feb 1, 1998	Dec 1, 1999
McAfee	Worldwide Chief Technology Officer, GM, and EVP of Enterprise	—	—

Board and Advisor Roles

Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles

George Kurtz

holds

board and advisor roles including

Member of the Board of Directors

Armadin Security

Board Member

Nile

, and

Board Member

CrowdStrike

Armadin Security Member of the Board of DirectorsApr 27, 2026
Nile Board MemberJan 1, 2020
CrowdStrike Board Member

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