David Hitz
David Hitz is an American engineer. In 1992, he, James Lau, and Michael Malcolm founded NetApp, where he became an executive vice president.
David Hitz | |
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| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Swarthmore College Deep Springs College Princeton University |
| Occupation | EVP of NetApp |
| Known for | Co-founder of NetApp |
| Website | David Hitz |
A graduate of Deep Springs College, Hitz earned a BSE from Princeton University and went on to work as an engineer at MIPS Computer Systems and as a senior engineer at Auspex Systems.
He is co-recipient (with James Lau) of the 2007 IEEE Reynold B. Johnson Information Storage Systems Award.[1]
In February 2019, Hitz announced his retirement as executive vice president of NetApp.[2][3][4]
References
- "IEEE Reynold B. Johnson Information Storage Systems Award Recipients". Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). 2009-04-01.
- Kovar, Joseph F. (2019-02-14). "NetApp Co-Founder Dave Hitz To Retire". CRN. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
- "NetApp founder Dave Hitz steps away after 26 years". SearchStorage. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
- Mellor, Chris (2019-02-14). "How to get a self-castrated bull: Dave Hitz retires from NetApp". Blocks and Files. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
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