This biography of Safra Catz, CEO of Oracle, explores her remarkable career and her impact on the tech industry. From her early days as a lawyer to her rise to the top of Oracle, Catz has been a trailblazer in the world of technology.
Safra Ada Catz is an Israeli-American business executive. She is the executive vice chair and former CEO of Oracle Corporation. She has been an executive at Oracle since April 1999, and a board member since 2001. In April 2011, she was named co-president and chief financial officer (CFO), reporting to founder Larry Ellison. In September 2014, Oracle announced that Ellison would step down as CEO and that Mark Hurd and Catz had been named as joint CEOs. In September 2019, Catz became the sole CEO after Hurd resigned due to health issues.