G eorge Kurtz is an American self-made billionaire and a leading figure in the cybersecurity industry. He is the co-founder and CEO of CrowdStrike, a pioneering cybersecurity technology firm. With a background as a security expert and author, he was formerly the Chief Technology Officer at the major security software company McAfee.

He co-founded CrowdStrike in 2011 with the vision of creating a new, cloud-native platform for endpoint security that could more effectively combat modern cyberattacks. The company's Falcon platform uses artificial intelligence and a single, lightweight agent to protect laptops, servers, and other endpoints from breaches. As CEO, Kurtz has led the company through a period of explosive growth. He took CrowdStrike public in a highly successful IPO in 2019, and its platform has become a leader in the cybersecurity industry, making him one of the wealthiest people in the sector. He is also an accomplished amateur race car driver.