Nikesh Arora is a technology executive who serves as Chairman and CEO of Palo Alto Networks, a leading cybersecurity company. Nikesh Arora's Twitter Score is 163 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of September 2026, ranking #3,266 (top 1%) among 486,860 tracked accounts.
Nikesh Arora previously worked at Google as Chief Business Officer and subsequently held senior roles at SoftBank Corp., where he served as Vice Chairman of SoftBank Corp. and CEO of SoftBank Internet and Media, overseeing internet, telecommunications, media and global investment activities. He departed SoftBank before taking on his current role at Palo Alto Networks. In 2018, Axios reported that SoftBank had cleared Arora following an alleged smear campaign that involved anonymous letters, regulatory complaints and leaked financial information, framing the episode as alleged and noting that a figure reported by the WSJ denied involvement.
Nikesh Arora also serves on the board of directors of Uber Technologies and is the first lead independent director of General Catalyst. Palo Alto Networks' Unit 42 threat-research team has reported on cryptocurrency-related cyber threats, including ransomware that performs cryptomining and malware that uses victims' computers to mine Monero. Nikesh Arora has been active on X since 2009 and has published 3,290 posts. He has been mentioned by 160 accounts, with 344 total mentions.
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The accounts that follow Nikesh Arora include 754 founders, 235 angel investors, 88 influencers and 9 VCs. Among his notable followers are Chris Dixon, Marc Andreessen, Kyle Samani, Andrew Kang, Anthony Pompliano and David Sacks.