Kurtz, who cofounded the security software firm, previously worked as worldwide technology chief at security firm McAfee.
It’s been a banner day for George Kurtz. The CEO of security software firm Crowdstrike took his company public on the Nasdaq and became a billionaire in the process.
Shares of Crowdstrike soared 70% during trading Wednesday, finishing at $58 a share and giving the company a reported market capitalization of $11 billion. Kurtz owns just about 10% of the company –though some of his shares are pledged as security for a loan, according to the company’s filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. After discounting a portion of the pledged shares, Forbes calculates that Kurtz, 48 years old, is worth just over $1 billion.
Crowdstrike, based in the heart of Silicon Valley, in Sunnyvale, was cofounded in 2011 by Kurtz and Dmitri Alperovitch offering cloud-based cybersecurity. It gained recognition after it helped uncover the Russian hacks to the Democratic National Committee in Customers include payment processor ADP, webhosting company Rackspace and Tribune Media. Alperovitch is not listed as a shareholder in the company’s SEC filing.
Prior to cofounding Crowdstrike, Kurtz held executive roles including worldwide chief of technology at security firm McAfee. Back in 1999, Kurtz founded a security technology firm called Foundstone Inc. He has a B.S. in accounting from Seton Hall University. The valuation for Crowdstrike is quite rich, particularly given its significant losses. The company disclosed it posted a net loss of $140 million on $219 million in revenue in the year through January 2019.
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