David Hindawi
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David Hindawi Net Worth

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David Hindawi, born in 1944 in Berkeley, California, is the Executive Chairman of Tanium, a cybersecurity firm he cofounded with his son Orion in 2007. Prior to Tanium, the Hindawis had started BigFix, an IT software patching system that was sold to IBM for $400 million in 2010. Tanium was developed in secret for five years before being unveiled, and in September 2015, they raised $120 million in new funding that valued the company at $3.5 billion. In February 2016, Orion took over as CEO, but the two continue to co-manage the company. David is an immigrant from Baghdad who grew up in Israel and earned a PhD from UC Berkeley.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Executive Chairman, Tanium
Birth Year 1944
Birth Place Berkeley, California, United States
Age 79 YEARS OLD
Education PhD University of California, Berkeley
Occupation investor, philanthropist
Known for co-founder of Tanium, Inc.
Spouse(s) married
Children 2
Family Orion Hindawi

💰 Net worth: $1.1 Billion (2024)

David Hindawi, the esteemed Executive Chairman of Tanium, is expected to have an impressive net worth of $1.1 billion by the year 2024. As a prominent figure in the United States, Hindawi has carved a distinguished reputation for his exceptional leadership skills and contributions to the tech industry. With his vast experience and expertise, he has played a pivotal role in the immense success and growth of Tanium, a renowned cybersecurity and systems management firm. Hindawi's net worth serves as a testament to his unwavering dedication and entrepreneurial prowess, solidifying his status as a prominent figure in the business world.

2016 $1 Billion
2017 $1 Billion
2018 $1 Billion

Biography/Timeline

1951

Hindawi was born to an Iraqi Jewish family in Baghdad but moved to Israel in 1951. After college he served in the Israeli Air Force's Operations Research department. In 1970, he immigrated to the United States where he earned a PhD from UC Berkeley.

1984

In 1984, he founded a telecommunications company, Software Ventures, which was sold to an Internet Service provider in 1995. In 1997, he founded BigFix Inc, an IT systems management company that was acquired by IBM for $400 million in 2010. In 2007, along with his son, Orion Hindawi, he founded the cybersecurity firm, Tanium Inc. In September 2015, they raised $120 million in new funding that valued Tanium at $3.5 billion and making each of them a Billionaire. Tanium uses an 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 peer-to-peer 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. In February 2016, Orion took over as CEO from his Father, who continued to serve as the company's executive chairman.

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