Chris Hortline

Chris Hortline is a Senior Technical Recruiter at Palo Alto Networks, where responsibilities include leading recruitment efforts for network security solutions. Prior to this role, Chris served as the Global Lead Recruiter at Cloudera, focusing on the Cloud and Support organizations with a strong emphasis on full life cycle recruiting, mentoring, and strategic planning. Previous experience includes positions at VMware, where Chris specialized in recruiting for Software Defined Data Center, End User Computing, and Quality Engineering organizations, as well as serving as a Senior Consultant at Network Research. Chris began the career as a Staffing Consultant at VMware and a Senior Recruiter at JSSmith Mortgage LLC, building teams and developing talent acquisition strategies. Educational background includes studies at UC Santa Barbara and Cuesta College.