Nir Zuk is a high-net-worth investor based in Santa Clara, California. Nir Zuk founded Palo Alto Networks in 2005 and has served on the board since its inception. Nir brings a wealth of network security expertise and industry experience to Palo Alto Networks. Nir is a former EIR at Greylock Partners, a successful serial entrepreneur and a network security expert. Nir was also a principal engineer at Check Point Software Technologies, and was one of the developers of stateful inspection technology.