David Hindawi
David Hindawi | |
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| Born | December 8, 1944 Baghdad, Iraq |
| Occupation(s) | Entrepreneur, software industry executive |
| Known for | Co-founder of Tanium |
David Hindawi (Arabic: ديفيد هنداوي; born 1944) is an American billionaire entrepreneur in the software industry, originally from Iraq, and the co-founder of the cybersecurity company Tanium.
Biography
Hindawi was born on December 8, 1944, into an Iraqi-Jewish household in Baghdad. In 1951, he relocated with his family to Israel. Following his university education, he worked in the Operations Research division of the Israeli Air Force. He moved to the United States in 1970 and subsequently obtained a PhD from the University of California, Berkeley.
In 1984, he launched Software Ventures, a telecommunications enterprise that was later sold in 1995. He went on to establish BigFix Inc in 1997, a company specializing in IT systems management, which was acquired by IBM for $400 million in 2010.
Together with his son, Orion Hindawi, he co-founded the cybersecurity firm Tanium Inc. in 2007. By September 2015, Tanium had secured $120 million in funding, reaching a valuation of $10 billion. The company's distinctive peer-to-peer network security framework sets it apart from rivals such as Symantec and Intel's McAfee by minimizing dependence on expensive centralized data centers.
In February 2016, Orion took over the role of CEO from David, who continued to serve as executive chairman.
Personal life
David Hindawi is married to Hanna Hindawi and is a father of two children.