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Dan Warmenhoven is the chief executive officer of Network Appliance, Inc., a leader in enterprise data management and open networked storage solutions. Under Warmenhoven's leadership, Network Appliance has grown to become a multi-billion dollar company and is now recognized as a market leader in networked storage—a concept the company pioneered.
Warmenhoven joined NetApp in October 1994 and led the company's initial public offering in November 1995. Today, NetApp has over 6,000 employees worldwide, with distribution channels in over 120 countries. NetApp is included in both the S&P 500 and NASDAQ 100 indices and has been ranked as one of FORTUNE magazine's 100 Best Companies to Work for in America for the past five years. In 2007, NetApp also ranked as one of FORTUNE magazine's Most Admired Companies and was included on the "400 Best Big Companies in America" list by Forbes magazine.
Warmenhoven will receive an honorary degree from Santa Clara University in June, 2007 for his dedication to global business and technology leadership. In 2006, Warmenhoven was named one of the 50 Most Powerful People in Networking by Network World. In 2004, he also won the prestigious National Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award, and in 2001 BusinessWeek named Warmenhoven as one of its Top 25 Managers for the year.
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