George Kurtz

Advisor at Descope

George Kurtz is a prominent entrepreneur and the co-founder, President, and CEO of CrowdStrike, a leading security technology company focused on delivering the Next Generation Endpoint Platform, Falcon, from the Cloud. With extensive experience in the security industry, George played a pivotal role in assembling the team that founded CrowdStrike while serving as an Executive in Residence at Warburg Pincus. Prior to this, George was the Worldwide Chief Technology Officer and Executive Vice President at McAfee, where responsibilities included the creation of integrated security architectures and driving product strategy. George's career also includes founding Foundstone, which was acquired by McAfee, and holding senior management positions at Ernst & Young and Price Waterhouse, where significant contributions were made in security services and internet penetration testing methodologies. George holds a BS in Accounting from Seton Hall University.

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