Meet Nikesh Arora, Google's Former Highest-Paid Employee Who Is Now A Billionaire
Back in 2012, at Google, Nikesh Arora became the tech giant¡¯s highest-paid executive after getting a compensation package worth about $51 million. Moreover, he wont on to collect stock awards worth at least $200 million by the time he left Google in 2014 when he was poached by SoftBank Group Corp.¡¯s Masayoshi Son.
A big paycheck received even once in our lifetime is enough to change our fortunes, right? But for Google's former highest-paid employee Nikesh Arora, winning big paychecks has been no big deal.
Who Is Nikesh Arora?
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55-year-old Nikesh Arora is the CEO of cybersecurity firm Palo Alto Networks. He has held that position since June 2018.
When Did He Work At Google?
Back in 2012, at Google, Arora became the tech giant¡¯s highest-paid executive after getting a compensation package worth about $51 million. Moreover, he went on to collect stock awards worth at least $200 million by the time he left Google in 2014 when he was poached by SoftBank Group Corp.¡¯s Masayoshi Son.
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Arora was at that time touted as Masayoshi Son's likely successor, and he amassed a $135 million first-year compensation package that broke Japanese records and made him the world¡¯s best-paid executive, as per Bloomberg.
Arora worked at Google from December 2004 to September 2014, and then at Softbank from September 2014 to June 2016.
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How He Turned Into A Billionaire?
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But it is Arora¡¯s latest stint at cybersecurity giant Palo that has catapulted him into the billionaire club. Combined with massive pay awards he secured earlier in his career, Arora¡¯s net worth stands at $1.5 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. That makes him a rare non-founder billionaire tech CEO.
The majority of Arora¡¯s stake in Palo Alto Networks relates to more than 3.4 million stock options he was awarded upon joining the company.
Where Did Arora Get Graduated From?
As per his LinkedIn profile, Arora completed his BE (Bachelor's in Electrical and Electronics Engineering) from IIT Varanasi in 1929, then an MBA in Marketing from Northeastern University in 1992, followed by an MS in Finance from Boston College in 1994. Arora also completed his PhD in Business/Commerce from Northeastern University in 2013.
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