Thomas Kurian
Thomas Kurian is President of Product Development at Oracle Corporation.[1]
Early years
Thomas Kurian hails from the Indian state of Kerala. He belongs to the Pampady village of Kottayam district in Kerala.[1] He and his twin brother George came to the United States in 1986 to study at Princeton.[2]
Kurian was accepted to the Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India[1] where he spent 6 months before deciding to pursue his bachelor's education in the United States at Princeton. He possesses a BS in electrical engineering from Princeton University, where he graduated Summa Cum Laude. He has an MBA from Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business, where he was an Arjay Miller Scholar.[3]
Prior to Oracle, Kurian worked with McKinsey and Company as a consultant serving clients in the software, telecommunications, and financial services industries.[3]
Oracle
Kurian joined Oracle in 1996, initially holding various product management and development positions.
His first executive role was as Vice-President of Oracle's e-Business division, driving a number of company-wide initiatives focused on transforming Oracle into an e-Business.
Next Kurian took responsibility for the Oracle Fusion Middleware product family. Under Mr. Kurian’s leadership, that business became the company's fastest-growing business and the industry’s leading middleware product suite.[3][4][5][6][7]
Later, Mr. Kurian served as a Senior Vice President of Oracle's Server Technologies Division responsible for the development and delivery of Oracle Application Servers. He played a key role in bringing Oracle 9i application server to market.[8][9] Application server software became Oracle's fastest-growing business primarily because of his efforts.[2]
As the President of Product Development, he oversees Oracle's 3,000-odd product development efforts. He is responsible for development and delivery of Oracle’s software product portfolio including Oracle Database, Oracle Fusion Middleware, and ERP, CRM, and supply chain management applications. [3] [8][10][11] [12]
Thomas Kurian was the 18th highest-paid man in the US in 2010, according to CNN.[13] He was also the 5th highest-paid tech executive in 2010.[14]
References
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- ↑ "Oracle Fusion Middleware Wins Two InfoWorld Technology of the Year Awards" (Press release). News.thomasnet.com. 2008-01-15. Retrieved 2012-03-14.
- ↑ "Magic Quadrant for Application Infrastructure for Systematic Application Integration Projects". Gartner.com. 2010-10-18. Retrieved 2012-03-14.
- ↑ "Magic Quadrant for Application Infrastructure for Systematic SOA-Style Application Projects". Gartner.com. 2010-10-21. Retrieved 2012-03-14.
- ↑ "Magic Quadrant for Shared SOA Interoperability Infrastructure Projects". Gartner.com. 2010-10-21. Retrieved 2012-03-14.
- 1 2 "Thomas Kurian: Executive Profile & Biography - Businessweek". Investing.businessweek.com. Retrieved 2012-03-14.
- ↑ "2007 JavaOne Conference -General Session Speakers". Java.sun.com. 2007-05-08. Retrieved 2012-03-14.
- ↑ "Kurian Thomas profile". People.forbes.com. 2009-08-21. Retrieved 2012-03-14.
- ↑ E. Abraham Mathew and Srinivas R (2011-05-16). "For Oracle every revolution is an evolution". CIOL Interviews. Ciol.com. Retrieved 2012-03-14.
- ↑ "Oracle's Software Development Reins in New Hands". PCWorld Business Center. Pcworld.com. 2009-07-15. Retrieved 2012-03-14.
- ↑ "25 highest-paid men - Thomas Kurian (18)". FORTUNE. Money.cnn.com. 2011-09-29. Retrieved 2012-03-14.
- ↑ Horn, Leslie (2011-11-10). "Oracle Execs, Apple's Tim Cook Among Highest-Paid in Tech". PCMag.com. Retrieved 2012-03-14.