David Hitz

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David Hitz
Nationality American
Alma mater Swarthmore College
Deep Springs College
Princeton University
Occupation EVP of NetApp
Known for Co-founder of NetApp
Website 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.

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]

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References

  1. "IEEE Reynold B. Johnson Information Storage Systems Award Recipients". Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). 2009-04-01.
  2. Kovar, Joseph F. (2019-02-14). "NetApp Co-Founder Dave Hitz To Retire". CRN. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
  3. "NetApp founder Dave Hitz steps away after 26 years". SearchStorage. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
  4. Mellor, Chris (2019-02-14). "How to get a self-castrated bull: Dave Hitz retires from NetApp". Blocks and Files. Retrieved 2020-01-28.