George Kurtz is a cybersecurity executive who co-founded CrowdStrike, where he serves as President, Chief Executive Officer, and a member of the board of directors. George Kurtz's Twitter Score is 28 out of 1000 as of October 2026, ranking #34,991 (top 10%) among 493,607 tracked accounts.
George Kurtz founded Foundstone, a security products and services company, in October 1999, which McAfee acquired in October 2004. Following that acquisition, he joined McAfee and previously worked there in executive roles, including as Executive Vice President and Worldwide Chief Technology Officer from October 2009 to October 2011. He has led CrowdStrike as President and CEO since November 2011, also serving on its board throughout that period. He is additionally the author of Hacking Exposed, a well-known cybersecurity reference work.
George Kurtz has accumulated 237,724 followers as of October 2026 on Twitter and has published 1,761 posts. He has been mentioned by 61 accounts, with 115 total mentions.
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