Primary Job Title Founder Primary Organization New Relic
Location San Francisco, California, United States Regions San Francisco Bay Area, West Coast, Western US Gender Male
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Lew Cirne is New Relic’s CEO and founder and has led the company since its beginning in 2008. A passionate product visionary and leader, Lew started New Relic to bring unprecedented visibility into application performance through SaaS. Under Lew’s leadership, New Relic has grown its offering into an full Digital Intelligence Platform, delivering
powerful full-stack visibility to enterprises around the world.
As the pioneer of modern APM, Lew previously founded Wily Technology and led the company from 1998 to 2006. A developer at heart, Lew started his career with engineering positions at Apple and Hummingbird Ltd.
He is a frequent guest lecturer at Stanford and Harvard, speaking on entrepreneurship. Lew also serves on the board of directors at CURE International. He holds an A.B. in Computer Science from Dartmouth College.
