George Kurian |
George Kurian currently works at NetApp, Inc., as Chief Executive Officer & Director from 2020, Cigna Holding Co., as Director, and The Cigna Group, as Independent Director from 2021. Mr. Kurian also formerly worked at National Aluminium Co. Ltd., as Independent Director from 2021 to 2024, Cisco Systems, Inc., as Vice President & GM-Application Networking Group from 2009 to 2011, Oracle Corp., as Product Manager from 1990 to 1995, Akamai Technologies, Inc., as Vice President-Product Management & Strategy from 1999 to 2002, and McKinsey & Co., Inc., as Management Consultant from 1995 to 1999. Mr. Kurian received his Masters Business Admin degree from Stanford University and undergraduate degree from Princeton University. |
Pamela Hennard |
Pamela Hennard is currently working as the Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer at NetApp, Inc. |
Wissam Georges Jabre |
Wissam Georges Jabre currently works at Dialog Semiconductor (UK) Ltd., as Director from 2016, Dialog Semiconductor GmbH, as Managing Director, Dialog Semiconductor Operations Services Ltd., as Director from 2016, Dialog Semiconductor Holdings 1 Ltd., as Director from 2016, MKS, Inc., as Independent Director from 2024, Adesto Technologies Corp., as Chief Executive & Financial Officer, Silego Technology, Inc., as Chief Executive & Financial Officer, and NetApp, Inc., as Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President from 2025. Mr. Jabre also formerly worked at Dialog Semiconductor Ltd., as Chief Financial Officer & Senior VP-Finance from 2016 to 2021, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., as Vice President-Finance from 2014 to 2016, Freescale Semiconductor UK Ltd., as Chief Procurement Officer & Vice President from 2013 to 2014, and Western Digital Corp., as Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President from 2022 to 2025. Mr. Jabre received his undergraduate degree from American University of Beirut and undergraduate degree in 1998 and Masters Business Admin degree in 1994 from Columbia Business School. |
Bill Berg |
Mr. Bill Berg is a Senior Vice President-Operations at NetApp, Inc. |
Gus Shahin |
Gus Shahin currently works at MacroFab, Inc., as Independent Director from 2021 and NetApp, Inc., as Executive VP-Business Technology & Operations from 2024. Mr. Shahin also formerly worked at Flex Ltd., as Chief Information Officer & Senior Vice President. Mr. Shahin received his graduate degree from the University of Western Ontario and undergraduate degree from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. |
Biren Fondekar |
Biren Fondekar is currently working as the Chief Transformation Officer at NetApp, Inc. He started this position in 2019. Prior to his current role, he has a graduate degree from Utah State University and an undergraduate degree from the National Institute of Technology, Warangal. |
Shilpa Hiran |
Shilpa Hiran is an Independent Non-Executive Director at Ashoka Buildcon Ltd. and a Director at Jaora-Nayagaon Toll Road Co. Pvt Ltd. She previously worked as a Director at Ashoka Concessions Ltd. She holds an MBA from San Francisco State University. |
Gabie Boko |
Gabie Boko currently works at NetApp, Inc., as Chief Marketing Officer. |
Dallas Olson |
Dallas Olson currently works at NetApp, Inc., as Chief Commercial Officer from 2024. Mr. Olson also formerly worked at Cisco Systems, Inc., as Senior VP-Market Strategy & Revenue Operations. |
Daniel De Lorenzo |
Daniel De Lorenzo currently works at NetApp, Inc., as Chief Accounting Officer, VP & Controller from 2024. Mr. De Lorenzo received his undergraduate degree from California Polytechnic State University (San Luis Obispo). |
Paul O’Brien |
Paul O’Brien currently works at NetApp, Inc., as Vice President-Operations. Mr. O’Brien also formerly worked at MariaDB Plc, as Chief Executive Officer in 2024, Prism Venture Partners, as Partner, and Gen Digital Inc., as Vice President-Business Intelligence & Operations from 2015 to 2020. Mr. O’Brien received his undergraduate degree from Merrimack College. |
Harvinder Bhela |
Harvinder Bhela currently works at NetApp, Inc., as Chief Product Officer & Executive Vice President from 2022. Mr. Bhela also formerly worked at Microsoft Corp., as Vice President-Microsoft 365 Security from 1997 to 2022. Mr. Bhela received his graduate degree from the University of Minnesota and undergraduate degree from the University of Mumbai. |
Elizabeth OCallahan |
Elizabeth OCallahan currently works at Law Foundation of Silicon Valley, as Director and NetApp, Inc., as Secretary, Chief Administrative Officer & EVP from 2025. Ms. OCallahan also formerly worked at Xilinx, Inc., as Senior Director & Head-Corporate Counsel. Ms. OCallahan received her graduate degree from Santa Clara University and undergraduate degree from the University of California Los Angeles Graduate School. |
Alessandra Yockelson |
Alessandra Yockelson is currently the Director at iCIMS, Inc., the Director at iCIMS Holding Corp., and the Chief Human Resources Officer & Executive VP at NetApp, Inc. Previously, she served as the President-Brazil at Avon Foundation For Women from 2013 to 2016 and as the Chief Talent Officer & SVP-Human Resources at Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. from 2018 to 2021. She also held the position of Chief Human Resources Officer at Pure Storage, Inc. Dr. Yockelson holds an MBA and a doctorate from Getulio Vargas Foundation, a graduate degree from Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie, and an undergraduate degree from Universidade Paulista. |
Syam Nair |
Syam Nair currently works at NetApp, Inc., as Chief Product Officer from 2025. Mr. Nair also formerly worked at Zscaler, Inc., as CTO, Executive VP-Research & Development from 2023 to 2025. Mr. Nair received his undergraduate degree from Goa University and Masters Business Admin degree from Kelley School of Business. |
Thomas Michael Nevens |
Thomas Michael Nevens currently works at NetApp, Inc., as Chairman from 2015, Ciena Corp., as Independent Director from 2014, Azingo, Inc., as Director from 2009, Zer01zer0, as Director, Veracode, Inc., as Director from 2021, Longbow Security, Inc., as Director from 2021, the University of Notre Dame, as Professor, and San Jose Museum of Art, as Trustee. Mr. Nevens also formerly worked at Altera Corp., as Lead Independent Director from 2012 to 2015, Borland Software Corp., as Director from 2004 to 2009, BroadVision, Inc., as Director, Memec Ltd., as Director, ActiveVideo Networks, Inc., as Director, Exeros, Inc., as Director, McKinsey & Co., Inc., as Director & Partner-Global Technology Practice from 1980 to 2002, Model N, Inc., as Director, Trimble Consulting Group, Inc., as Director from 2012 to 2013, McKinsey Global Institute, as Director, and Permira Advisers LLC, as Senior Adviser. Mr. Nevens received his undergraduate degree in 1971 from the University of Notre Dame and graduate degree in 1973 from Krannert School of Management. |
César Cernuda Rego |
César Cernuda Rego currently works at Gestamp Automoción SA, as Independent Non-Executive Director from 2017, The Trust for The Americas, as Director, and NetApp, Inc., as President from 2020. Mr. Cernuda Rego also formerly worked at Microsoft Corp., as Vice Chairman, VP-Sales, Marketing & Services, Council of the Americas, Inc., as Director, The Americas Society, as Director from 2016 to 2020, and Microsoft International BV, as Executive Director. Mr. Cernuda Rego received his undergraduate degree from ESIC Business & Marketing School. |
June Yang |
June Yang currently works at UiPath, Inc., as Independent Director from 2024, Ahead Technology Corp, as Director, NetApp, Inc., as Independent Director from 2024, Cradles To Crayons, as Director, MSCI, Inc., as Independent Director from 2024, and Brighton Park Capital LLC, as Senior Advisor from 2022. Ms. Yang also formerly worked at SRS Distribution, Inc., as Director from 2022 to 2024, VMware LLC, as Vice President-Engineering, and Google Cloud, as Vice President-Cloud AI & Industry Solutions from 2021 to 2023. Ms. Yang received her graduate degree from Berkeley Law University of California, graduate degree from Stanford Graduate School of Business, and undergraduate degree from California Institute of Technology. |
Deborah L. Kerr |
Deborah L. Kerr currently works at Warburg Pincus LLC, as Managing Director & Co-Head of ISG from 2019, Vodafone Group Plc, as Non-Executive Director from 2022, NetApp, Inc., as Independent Non-Executive Director from 2017, defi SOLUTIONS, Inc., as Director from 2019, and Sabre Holdings Corp., as Senior VP, Chief Product & Technology Officer from 2014. Ms. Kerr also formerly worked at Chico's FAS, Inc., as Independent Non-Executive Director from 2017 to 2024, ExlService Holdings, Inc., as Independent Non-Executive Director from 2015 to 2021, Mitchell International, Inc., as Director from 2009 to 2013, International Consolidated Airlines Group SA, as Independent Non-Executive Director from 2018 to 2020, DH Corporation, as Independent Director from 2015 to 2017, Fair Isaac Corp., as Chief Technology & Product Officer, Executive VP from 2009 to 2012, HP, Inc., as Chief Technology Officer from 2005 to 2007, Peregrine Systems, Inc., as Senior Vice President-Product Delivery from 1998 to 2005, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, as Manager-Mission Operations from 1988 to 1998, Peraton Enterprise Solutions LLC, as Chief Technology Officer & Vice President from 2007 to 2009, Sabre Corp., as Chief Product & Technology Officer, Executive VP from 2013 to 2017, and Hewlett-Packard Co. Foundation, as Chief Technology Officer. Ms. Kerr received her graduate degree from Azusa Pacific University and undergraduate degree from California State University-Northridge. |
Gerald D. Held |
Gerald D. Held was the founder of Corio, Inc. (1998), serving as Founding Board Member; Della & James, Inc. (1998), serving as Founding Board Member; and Microplace, Inc. (2005), serving as Founding Director. Dr. Held is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Held Consulting Group LLC, Chairman of The Tech Interactive, Chairman of Madaket, Inc., Managing Director of Discovery Ventures LLC, Independent Director of NetApp, Inc., Director of Copia Global, Inc., Independent Director of Informatica, Inc. (California), and Advisor of Software Development Technologies, Inc. Former positions include Chief Executive Officer of Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers LLC; Acting Chief Executive Officer of Cantiga Systems, Inc. (2001); Chairman of Bella Pictures, Inc. (2009-2011); Executive Chairman of Vertica Systems, Inc. (2007-2010); Executive Chairman of TrickPlay, Inc.; Chairman of Tamr, Inc. (2012-2021); Executive Chairman of Singlestore, Inc. (2014-2017); Director & Senior VP-Server Product Division of Oracle Corp. (1993-1997); Lead Independent Director of Business Objects SA (2008); Independent Director of Forest Investments, Inc. (2011-2012); Director of MetaMatrix, Inc.; Independent Director of Risk Management Solutions, Inc.; CTO, Director, SVP-Strategy & VP-New Ventures of Tandem Computers, Inc. (1976-1993); Director of SAP France SA; Director of 4charity Systems LLC; Board Member of Mirapoint, Inc. (2005-2008); Board Member of KalioCommerce, Inc. (2011-2016); Senior Vice President-Strategy of New Ventures, Inc.; and Member of Montalvo Arts Center. Education includes a graduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania, an undergraduate degree from Purdue University, and a doctorate from the University of California, Berkeley. |
Anders Gustafsson |
Anders Gustafsson currently works at Zebra Technologies Corp., as Executive Chairman from 2023, International Paper Co., as Independent Director from 2019, Junior Achievement of Chicago, as Director, NetApp, Inc., as Independent Director from 2023, and Shedd Aquarium Society, as Trustee from 2019. Mr. Gustafsson also formerly worked at Spirent Communications, Inc., as Chief Executive Officer from 2004 to 2007, Dycom Industries, Inc., as Independent Director from 2013 to 2020, Infinera Optical Holding, Inc., as Senior Executive VP-Global Business Operations from 2000 to 2004, and Tellabs International, Inc., as President. Mr. Gustafsson received his graduate degree from Chalmers University of Technology and Masters Business Admin degree from Harvard Business School. |
Carrie Palin |
Carrie Palin currently works at EnterpriseDB Corp., as Director from 2020, NetApp, Inc., as Independent Director from 2021, and Cisco Systems, Inc., as Chief Marketing Officer & Senior Vice President from 2021. Ms. Palin also formerly worked at International Business Machines Corp., as VP-Marketing, Cloud Data Services & Analytics from 2015 to 2016, Box, Inc., as Chief Marketing Officer & Senior Vice President from 2016 to 2018, SendGrid, Inc., as Chief Marketing Officer & Vice President from 2018 to 2019, and Splunk LLC, as Chief Marketing Officer & Senior Vice President from 2019 to 2021. Ms. Palin received her undergraduate degree from Texas Christian University. |
Scott F. Schenkel |
Mr. Scott F. Schenkel is a Chief Financial Officer at Expedia Group, Inc., an Independent Director at Pinterest, Inc. and an Independent Director at NetApp, Inc. He is on the Board of Directors at Pinterest, Inc., Forter, Inc., Martis Camp Club and NetApp, Inc. Mr. Schenkel was previously employed as a Chief Executive Officer by eBay, Inc., a Chief Financial Officer by GE Healthcare Clinical Systems SAS, a Chief Financial Officer by GE Medical Information Technologies, a Chief Financial Officer by GE Plastics Europe BV, and a Chief Financial Officer by GE Lighting Europe. He received his undergraduate degree from Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University and an undergraduate degree from Pamplin College of Business. |
Francis J. Pelzer |
Francis J. Pelzer currently works at Freshworks, Inc., as Independent Director from 2023, Duck Creek Software, Inc., as Director, NetApp, Inc., as Independent Director from 2025, and Spotnana Technology, Inc., as Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Pelzer also formerly worked at Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc., as Director & VP-Software Investment Banking Group in 2010, Limeade, Inc., as Director, Modumetal, Inc., as Director, Benefitfocus, Inc., as Independent Director from 2013 to 2022, Cleartrip Pvt Ltd., as Director, Washington Technology Industry Association, as Director, Duck Creek Technologies, Inc., as Independent Director from 2019 to 2023, Concur Technologies, Inc., as Chief Financial Officer from 2010 to 2015, Credit Suisse First Boston LLC, as Vice President, SAP SE, as Chief Financial Officer-Business Network from 2014 to 2018, Kurt Salmon US LLC, as Management Consultant, and F5, Inc., as Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President from 2018 to 2024. Mr. Pelzer received his undergraduate degree from Dartmouth College and Masters Business Admin degree from Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth. |
Deepak Ahuja |
Deepak Ahuja currently works at NetApp, Inc., as Independent Director from 2020, Zipline International, Inc., as Chief Business and Financial Officer from 2022, and Capricorn Investment Group LLC (Private Equity), as Senior Advisor from 2019. Mr. Ahuja also formerly worked at Mandiant, Inc., as Independent Director from 2015 to 2017, Trellix Corp., as Board Director from 2015 to 2017, Ford Motor Co., as Controller-Small Cars Product Development in 2008, Kennametal, Inc., as Engineer, Tesla, Inc., as Chief Financial Officer from 2008 to 2015, Tesla, Inc., as Chief Financial Officer from 2017 to 2019, State Bank of India (London Branch), as Head-Consumer Banking & Wealth, Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd., as Chief Financial Officer in 2006, Auto Alliance International, Inc., as Chief Financial Officer from 2000 to 2003, and Verily Life Sciences LLC, as Chief Financial Officer from 2020 to 2022. Mr. Ahuja received his graduate degree from Carnegie Mellon University, graduate degree from Northwestern University, undergraduate degree from Banaras Hindu University, and graduate degree in 1985 from Banaras Hindu University. |