Orion Hindawi
Orion Hindawi (born 1980) is an American software entrepreneur and billionaire.
Orion Hindawi | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1980 (age 40–41) |
| Education | University of California, Berkeley dropout |
| Occupation | software entrepreneur |
| Known for | co-founder of Tanium, Inc. |
| Net worth |  $1.5 billion (March 2020)[1] |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | David Hindawi |
Biography
Hindawi was born and raised in Berkeley, California[1][2] the son of David Hindawi, an Iraqi Jewish immigrant from Israel.[2]
In 2007, along with his father, he founded the cybersecurity firm, Tanium.[1] In September 2015, they raised $120 million in new funding that valued Tanium at $3.5 billion, making each of them a billionaire.[1] Tanium uses a novel approach to cybersecurity different from its main competitors Symantec and Intel's McAfee which have a central data center that communicates directly with individual computers (and requiring a massive investment in data centers), Tanium instead uses a linear chain system where each computer on a network talks to the computer adjacent to it, pooling data, and then relaying the information in a chain before sending it back to a single server.[2] In February 2016, Orion took over as CEO from his father.[1]
Personal life
Hindawi is married and has two children.[1]
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