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Palo Alto Networks, Inc. is a global leader in providing advanced cybersecurity solutions. The company's core product line includes both hardware and ...
C-Suite Executives
(0)The C-suite executives form a cohesive leadership team driving the company's financial strategy and innovation.
Key Team Members
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Founder / CEO
3
C-Level
7
VP
1
Board
0
Director / Board
0
Other
0
Key Executives
| Name | Title | Compensation | Gender | Year Born | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikesh Arora | Chairman & Chief Executive Officer | USD 4,878,498 | 1968 | Active | |
| William D. Jenkins Jr. | President | USD 1,667,655 | 1966 | Active | |
| Dipak Golechha | Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer | USD 1,321,720 | 1974 | Active | |
| Lee Klarich | Executive Vice President, Chief Product Officer, Chief Technology Officer & Director | USD 1,316,720 | 1975 | Active | |
| Nir Zuk | Founder Emeritus & Advisor | USD 854,884 | 1972 | Active | |
| Yuming Mao | Founder & Chief Architect | — | — | Active | |
| Meerah Rajavel | Chief Information Officer | — | 1972 | Active | |
| Josh D. Paul | Senior Vice President & Chief Accounting Officer | — | 1976 | Active | |
| Bruce Byrd | Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary | — | — | Active | |
| Hamza Fodderwala | Senior VP of Investor Relations & Strategic Finance | — | — | Active | |
| Nicole Hockin | Vice President of Global Communications | — | — | — | Active |
Executive Compensation
(deduped by latest filing date per person-year)| Filing Date | Year | Name | Position | Level | Salary | Bonus | Stock Award | Option Award | Incentive | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-07 | 2025 | Nikesh Arora | Chief Chief Executive Officer | Founder / CEO | $1.00M | $0 | $94.86M | $0 | $1.20M | $2.68M | $99.74M |
| 2025-11-07 | 2025 | William “BJ” Jenkins | President President | C-Level | $750.00K | $0 | $25.29M | $0 | $900.00K | $17.66K | $26.96M |
| 2025-11-07 | 2025 | Lee Klarich | Chief Chief Product and Technology Officer | C-Level | $550.00K | $0 | $24.65M | $0 | $660.00K | $106.72K | $25.97M |
| 2025-11-07 | 2025 | Dipak Golechha | Chief Chief Financial Officer | C-Level | $600.00K | $0 | $24.21M | $0 | $720.00K | $1.72K | $25.53M |
| 2025-11-07 | 2025 | Nir Zuk Founder Emeritus and | Former Former Chief Chief Technology Officer | Founder / CEO | $408.03K | $0 | $14.85M | $0 | $203.01K | $243.84K | $15.71M |
| 2025-11-07 | 2024 | Nikesh Arora | Chief Chief Executive Officer | Founder / CEO | $1.00M | $0 | $54.15M | $0 | $1.20M | $1.69M | $58.04M |
| 2025-11-07 | 2024 | Lee Klarich | Chief Chief Product and Technology Officer | C-Level | $550.00K | $0 | $19.13M | $0 | $660.00K | $2.16K | $20.34M |
| 2025-11-07 | 2024 | William “BJ” Jenkins | President President | C-Level | $750.00K | $0 | $16.37M | $0 | $900.00K | $15.29K | $18.03M |
| 2025-11-07 | 2024 | Dipak Golechha | Chief Chief Financial Officer | C-Level | $600.00K | $0 | $13.30M | $0 | $720.00K | $2.92K | $14.62M |
| 2025-11-07 | 2024 | Nir Zuk Founder Emeritus and | Former Former Chief Chief Technology Officer | Founder / CEO | $400.14K | $0 | $11.35M | $0 | $480.17K | $72.09K | $12.30M |
| 2024-10-29 | 2024 | Nir Zuk Founder and | Chief Chief Technology Officer | Founder / CEO | $400.14K | $0 | $11.35M | $0 | $480.17K | $72.09K | $12.30M |
| 2025-11-07 | 2023 | Nikesh Arora | Chief Chief Executive Officer | Founder / CEO | $750.00K | $0 | $145.37M | $0 | $1.50M | $3.80M | $151.43M |
| 2025-11-07 | 2023 | Lee Klarich | Chief Chief Product and Technology Officer | C-Level | $550.00K | $0 | $15.69M | $0 | $825.00K | $32.02K | $17.09M |
| 2025-11-07 | 2023 | William “BJ” Jenkins | President President | C-Level | $750.00K | $0 | $12.12M | $0 | $1.13M | $31.84K | $14.02M |
| 2025-11-07 | 2023 | Dipak Golechha | Chief Chief Financial Officer | C-Level | $600.00K | $0 | $7.88M | $0 | $900.00K | $2.02K | $9.38M |
| 2025-11-07 | 2023 | Nir Zuk Founder Emeritus and | Former Former Chief Chief Technology Officer | Founder / CEO | $419.51K | $0 | $6.96M | $0 | $629.27K | $76.09K | $8.09M |
| 2024-10-29 | 2023 | Nir Zuk Founder and | Chief Chief Technology Officer | Founder / CEO | $419.51K | $0 | $6.96M | $0 | $629.27K | $76.09K | $8.09M |
| 2024-10-29 | 2022 | William “BJ” Jenkins | President President | C-Level | $734.38K | $0 | $17.84M | $0 | $1.13M | $2.00K | $19.70M |
| 2024-10-29 | 2022 | Nikesh Arora | Chief Chief Executive Officer | Founder / CEO | $250.00K | $0 | $7.01M | $0 | $1.50M | $1.65M | $10.41M |
| 2024-10-29 | 2022 | Lee Klarich | Chief Chief Product Officer | C-Level | $550.00K | $0 | $4.67M | $0 | $825.00K | $2.00K | $6.05M |
| 2024-10-29 | 2022 | Dipak Golechha | Chief Chief Financial Officer | C-Level | $600.00K | $0 | $1.87M | $0 | $900.00K | $251.95K | $3.62M |
| 2024-10-29 | 2022 | Nir Zuk Founder and | Chief Chief Technology Officer | Founder / CEO | $459.42K | $0 | $1.64M | $0 | $689.13K | $83.58K | $2.87M |
| 2023-10-27 | 2021 | Nikesh Arora | Chief Chief Executive Officer | Founder / CEO | $333.33K | $0 | $20.36M | $0 | $1.50M | $1.09M | $23.28M |
| 2021-10-29 | 2021 | Luis Felipe Visoso | Former Former Chief Chief Financial Officer | C-Level | $379.17K | $0 | $0 | $15.00M | $300.00K | $3.84K | $15.68M |
| 2021-10-29 | 2021 | Amit Singh | President President | C-Level | $750.00K | $0 | $9.69M | $0 | $1.13M | $1.96K | $11.57M |
| 2023-10-27 | 2021 | Lee Klarich | Chief Chief Product Officer | C-Level | $550.00K | $0 | $9.69M | $0 | $825.00K | $1.96K | $11.07M |
| 2023-10-27 | 2021 | Dipak Golechha | Chief Chief Financial Officer | C-Level | $325.82K | $0 | $8.29M | $0 | $368.41K | $3.93K | $8.99M |
| 2023-10-27 | 2021 | Nir Zuk Founder and | Chief Chief Technology Officer | Founder / CEO | $444.07K | $0 | $2.91M | $0 | $666.90K | $63.23K | $4.08M |
| 2021-10-29 | 2020 | Luis Felipe Visoso | Former Former Chief Chief Financial Officer | C-Level | $50.82K | $2.00M | $12.95M | $0 | $0 | $957 | $15.00M |
| 2021-10-29 | 2020 | Amit Singh | President President | C-Level | $750.00K | $0 | $4.07M | $0 | $693.75K | $21.91K | $5.53M |
| 2022-11-03 | 2020 | Nikesh Arora | Chief Chief Executive Officer | Founder / CEO | $666.67K | $0 | $0 | $0 | $925.00K | $615.12K | $2.21M |
| 2022-11-03 | 2020 | Lee Klarich | Chief Chief Product Officer | C-Level | $550.00K | $0 | $0 | $0 | $508.75K | $1.96K | $1.06M |
| 2022-11-03 | 2020 | Nir Zuk Founder and | Chief Chief Technology Officer | Founder / CEO | $430.00K | $0 | $0 | $0 | $372.89K | $144.50K | $947.39K |
| 2021-10-29 | 2019 | Lee Klarich | Chief Chief Product Officer | C-Level | $550.00K | $0 | $10.21M | $40.00M | $220.00K | $1.96K | $50.98M |
| 2021-10-29 | 2019 | Amit Singh | President President | C-Level | $562.50K | $0 | $21.92M | $24.50M | $187.50K | $1.72K | $47.18M |
| 2021-10-29 | 2019 | Nir Zuk Founder and | Chief Chief Technology Officer | Founder / CEO | $430.00K | $0 | $5.12M | $30.00M | $134.38K | $14.00K | $35.70M |
| 2021-10-29 | 2019 | Nikesh Arora | Chief Chief Executive Officer | Founder / CEO | $1.00M | $0 | $22.37M | $0 | $500.00K | $11.16K | $23.89M |
| 2018-10-22 | 2018 | Nikesh Arora | Chief Chief Executive Officer | Founder / CEO | $155.77K | $0 | $59.68M | $65.02M | $206.55K | $152 | $125.07M |
| 2018-10-22 | 2018 | Mark D. McLaughlin | Former Former Chief Chief Executive Officer | Founder / CEO | $862.50K | $0 | $12.46M | $0 | $1.03M | $914 | $14.36M |
| 2018-10-22 | 2018 | Mark Anderson | President President | C-Level | $766.25K | $0 | $8.31M | $0 | $535.54K | $15.91K | $9.63M |
| 2018-10-22 | 2018 | Lee Klarich | Chief Chief Product Officer | C-Level | $531.25K | $0 | $8.31M | $0 | $372.54K | $1.91K | $9.22M |
| 2018-10-22 | 2018 | René Bonvanie | Chief Chief Marketing Officer | C-Level | $391.25K | $0 | $5.19M | $0 | $264.75K | $1.91K | $5.85M |
| 2018-10-22 | 2018 | Kathleen Bonanno | Chief Chief Financial Officer | C-Level | $385.10K | $0 | $3.62M | $0 | $256.30K | $1.58K | $4.27M |
| 2018-10-22 | 2018 | Steffan C. Tomlinson | Former Former Chief Chief Financial Officer | C-Level | $278.91K | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1.61K | $280.52K |
| 2018-10-22 | 2017 | Mark D. McLaughlin | Former Former Chief Chief Executive Officer | Founder / CEO | $712.50K | $0 | $9.63M | $0 | $0 | $30.65K | $10.37M |
| 2018-10-22 | 2017 | Mark Anderson | President President | C-Level | $730.00K | $0 | $5.78M | $0 | $0 | $25.07K | $6.53M |
| 2018-10-22 | 2017 | Steffan C. Tomlinson | Former Former Chief Chief Financial Officer | C-Level | $456.25K | $0 | $3.85M | $0 | $0 | $1.91K | $4.31M |
| 2017-10-23 | 2017 | Nir Zuk | Chief Chief Technology Officer | C-Level | $411.25K | $0 | $3.85M | $0 | $0 | $23.81K | $4.29M |
| 2018-10-22 | 2017 | René Bonvanie | Chief Chief Marketing Officer | C-Level | $361.25K | $0 | $2.89M | $0 | $0 | $1.91K | $3.25M |
| 2018-10-22 | 2016 | Mark Anderson | President President | C-Level | $693.75K | $0 | $37.03M | $0 | $204.86K | $38.25K | $37.97M |
| 2017-10-23 | 2016 | Nir Zuk | Chief Chief Technology Officer | C-Level | $387.50K | $0 | $31.74M | $0 | $93.68K | $0 | $32.22M |
| 2018-10-22 | 2016 | Steffan C. Tomlinson | Former Former Chief Chief Financial Officer | C-Level | $393.75K | $0 | $15.87M | $0 | $116.17K | $0 | $16.38M |
| 2018-10-22 | 2016 | René Bonvanie | Chief Chief Marketing Officer | C-Level | $337.50K | $0 | $12.70M | $0 | $81.19K | $0 | $13.11M |
| 2018-10-22 | 2016 | Mark D. McLaughlin | Former Former Chief Chief Executive Officer | Founder / CEO | $575.00K | $0 | $5.80M | $0 | $302.29K | $1.73K | $6.68M |
| 2017-10-23 | 2015 | Mark D. McLaughlin | Chief Chief Executive Officer | Founder / CEO | $487.50K | $0 | $65.42M | $0 | $692.75K | $2.47K | $66.61M |
| 2017-10-23 | 2015 | Mark Anderson | President President | C-Level | $668.75K | $0 | $8.28M | $0 | $530.00K | $32.09K | $9.51M |
| 2017-10-23 | 2015 | Nir Zuk | Chief Chief Technology Officer | C-Level | $337.50K | $0 | $8.28M | $0 | $222.13K | $0 | $8.84M |
| 2017-10-23 | 2015 | Steffan C. Tomlinson | Chief Chief Financial Officer | C-Level | $360.00K | $0 | $6.21M | $0 | $276.75K | $0 | $6.84M |
| 2017-10-23 | 2015 | René Bonvanie | Chief Chief Marketing Officer | C-Level | $353.75K | $0 | $6.21M | $0 | $192.63K | $0 | $6.75M |
Total Compensation Trend
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Key Roles Compensation Lines
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