Meerah Rajavel
Board Member, Chief Information Officer
Palo Alto Networks•San Francisco Bay Area, United States
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As CIO of Palo Alto Networks, I lead the global IT team that drives industry transformation for cybersecurity, and delivers solutions to help the company realize its mission of making a world where each day is safer and more secure than the one before. As a business-centric technology executive, I excel at promoting transformation, innovation, profitability and agility through the creative use of technologies at large corporations such as Citrix, McAfee, and Cisco Systems, as well as rapid growth startups. I am a passionate leader and firmly believe that you are only as good as your team. I’m committed to supporting women in technology, and promoting diversity and sustainability in the workplace.
Career Timeline
- Neythri.orgCurrentAug 2025–Present· 1 yr 2 mos
- Board MemberCurrentAug 2025–Present
- Palo Alto NetworksCurrentApr 2022–Present· 4 yrs 6 mos
- Chief Information OfficerCurrentApr 2022–Present
- 2022–Dec 2024· 2 yrs 11 mos
- Board Member, Audit & Governance Committee2022–Dec 2024
- 2021–2023· 2 yrs
- Board Member, Compensation Committee2021–2023
- 2019–2023· 4 yrs
- Board Member, Advisors2019–2023
- 2019–2022· 3 yrs
- Chief Information Officer2019–2022
- 2016–2019· 3 yrs
- Chief Information Officer & Product Cloud Operations2016–2019
- 2015–2016· 1 yr
- Chief Information Officer & Enterprise Operational Excellence2015–2016
- 2011–2015· 4 yrs
- Sr.Director, IT Solution Delivery & Cloud Services2011–2015
- 2001–2011· 10 yrs
- Senior Manager, Information Technology2001–2011
Education
Women on Boards: Succeeding as a Corporate Director
Harvard Business SchoolMBA
General Management
Santa Clara University Leavey School of BusinessB.E
Computer Science
Thiagarajar College of Engineering