Tom Mendoza (born November 21, 1950) is an American business executive and public speaker. He is the former President and Vice Chairman of NetApp.
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| Born | November 21, 1950 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Notre Dame |
| Occupation(s) | Former President and Vice Chairman NetApp |
| Board member of | Varonis Systems, VAST Data, mParticle |
Career
editMendoza joined NetApp in 1994 as Vice President of North America sales. He served as its President from 2000 until 2008,[1] when he became Vice Chairman.
Mendoza helped establish the culture that allowed NetApp to be ranked #1 in Fortune Magazine’s "100 Best Companies To Work For" in 2009.[2] as well as being a co-recipient with NetApp CEO, Dan Warmenhovenof, of the Morgan Stanley Leadership Award for Global Commerce —the first time the award had been co-presented to two individuals.[3]
Mendoza retired from NetApp in 2019[4] and currently serves on the Boards of Varonis Systems, VAST Data, mParticle. He previously served on the Boards of UiPath, ServiceSource, Infoblox, NetScreen (acquired by Juniper Networks), and Rhapsody Networks (acquired by Brocade).
Mendoza frequently speaks on corporate culture and leadership to a wide variety of audiences which have included as Stanford University, where he has been a guest lecturer since 1997, Notre Dame, Harvard and the United States Military Academy as well as to the United States Marine Corps, keynotes at Oracle World and numerous other industry events.
Philanthropy
editCharities that Mr. Mendoza has been significantly involved with include the Pat Tillman Foundation,[5] St. Baldrick’s Foundation, the Navy SEAL Foundation and Justin Tuck’s RUSH Foundation for Children’s literacy. Mr. Mendoza also served on the Justin Tuck RUSH Foundation for Children's Literacy.
Personal life
editMendoza holds a BA from the University of Notre Dame and is an alumnus of the Stanford Executive Program (SEP). In September 2000, the University named their business school the Mendoza College of Business after a 35 million dollar endowment gift from Tom and his wife Kathy.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Tom Mendoza". Retrieved July 30, 2008.
- ^ "NetApp Best Company to Work For". Retrieved May 5, 2011.
- ^ "2009 Morgan Stanley Leadership Award". Retrieved February 1, 2009.
- ^ Kovar, Joseph F. (February 12, 2020). "NetApp CFO Ron Pasek Set To Retire". CRN. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
- ^ "Tom Mendoza speaks at Tillman Leadership Summit". Retrieved September 30, 2010.
- ^ "Mendoza Donation to Notre Dame". April 13, 2000.
External links
edit- Tom Mendoza on Twitter
- Tom Mendoza Contributor Profile on Forbes.com
- Tom Mendoza: Toward a Culture of Respect
- How to be a Great Leader Tom Mendoza Video on YouTube
- On Leadership and West Point Interview at West Point on YouTube
- Our History Mendoza College of Business University of Notre Dame
- Wall Street Journal Interview with Tom Mendoza
- Leadership in Technology
- Foresight in Business and Society
- Tom Mendoza Risk Takers
- Tom Mendoza The Power of Corporate Culture
- Why Tomorrow's Business Must Be A Great Place To Work
- Tom Mendoza on Forbes – 6 Ways to Embrace Change
- Tom Mendoza on Fox Business – How Technology and Data are changing Sports
- Safari Books Tom Mendoza's Lessons on Public Speaking
- Tom Mendoza on Businessweek – Climbing the Ladder