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Safra Catz

Founder and Executive

Safra Catz (born December 1961) is an Israeli-American business executive who spent more than two decades rising through Oracle Corporation. Before joining the company in April 1999 she worked in investment banking at Donaldson, Lufkin and Jenrette. At Oracle she became a board member in 2001, president in 2004 and chief financial officer, and in 2014 she was named joint chief executive with Mark Hurd when founder Larry Ellison stepped down from the role. She became sole chief executive in 2019 and moved to executive vice chair in September 2025. She is credited with driving Oracle's 2005 takeover of rival software company PeopleSoft, and she also lectures in accounting at the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

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Accounting, Practice Disciplines
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Banking Industry, Industries
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Finance, Practice Disciplines
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Software Industry, Industries
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Oracle Corporation, Companies and Brands
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Nationality

Israel

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Source Safra Catz (Wikipedia)Introduction, first sentence
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Israeli-American business executive
United States

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Source Safra Catz (Wikipedia)Introduction, first sentence
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Israeli-American business executive
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Safra Catz (Wikipedia)
  • Introduction, first sentence
    Israeli-American business executive
  • Led By: Oracle Corporation, Introduction
    She is the executive vice chair and former CEO of Oracle Corporation.
  • Associated With: Software Industry, Career
    acquire software rival PeopleSoft in a $10.3 billion takeover
  • Associated With: Banking Industry, Career [associated-with]
    Catz was a banker at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette
  • Associated With: Finance, Introduction [associated-with]
    named co-president and chief financial officer (CFO)
  • Associated With: Accounting, Career [associated-with 2]
    Catz is a lecturer in accounting at the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
  • In Group: Chief Executives and Senior Executives, Lead sentence
    She is the executive vice chair and former CEO of Oracle Corporation.
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