Paul Maritz Chief Executive Officer

Paul Maritz joined VMware in July 2008, bringing more than 30 years of technology experience. Maritz started his working career in 1978 at Burroughs Corporation in London. In 1981, he joined Intel in Silicon Valley and spent five years working in the area of software development tools. Maritz then spent 14 years (1986-2000) at Microsoft where he served as a member of the five-person Executive Committee that managed the company, and oversaw the development and marketing of system software products (including Windows 95, Windows NT and Windows 2000), development tools (Visual Studio), database products (SQL Server) and Exchange product lines. After his service at Microsoft, he founded Pi Corporation, an early cloud-oriented company, which was then acquired by EMC in 2008.

Born and raised in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) and South Africa, Maritz holds degrees in mathematics and computer science from the Universities of Cape Town and the University of Natal. He serves on VMware’s board of directors and also serves as chairman of the board of the Grameen Foundation, which sponsors third-world development projects and provides microfinance support around the world. Maritz has an active interest in aviation, wildlife issues and using technology to improve life in developing countries.