Dave Hitz '86, Founder and Executive Vice President of NetApp gave the second talk in this year's "Leadership in a Technological World" lecture series on December 2nd in the Friend Center Convocation Room.December 16, 2008 by Bob Monsour (permalink) (watch the video)
Dave Hitz '86, Founder and Executive Vice President of NetApp gave the second talk in this year's "Leadership in a Technological World" lecture series on December 2nd in the Friend Center Convocation Room.
In his talk titled "How to Engineer Your Way From the Lab to the Boardroom," Dave shareed stories and lessons on his journey from Princeton CS student to the boardroom of a major technology company. Many of these lessons are highlighted in his forthcoming book, titled "How to Castrate a Bull: Unexpected Lessons on Risk, Growth, and Success in Business."
Dave Hitz co-founded NetApp in 1992 with James Lau and Michael Malcolm. He served as a programmer, marketing evangelist, technical architect, and vice president of engineering. Currently, he focuses on future strategy and setting the direction for the company. Dave graduated from Princeton in 1986 with a BSE in computer science.