Safra Catz
Safra Catz is one of the most consequential executives in enterprise technology, currently serving as Executive Vice Chair of Oracle's Board of Directors. During her tenure as CEO, she led Oracle's aggressive transformation into a cloud and AI powerhouse, overseeing massive infrastructure investments that made Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) a preferred platform for AI workloads and large-scale data operations — including those underpinning programmatic advertising, identity resolution, and data clean rooms. Her strategic vision helped Oracle compete directly with AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud for enterprise and AdTech workloads. Catz joined Oracle in 1999 and rose through the ranks as a formidable dealmaker, architecting some of the most significant acquisitions in enterprise software history, including the landmark purchases of PeopleSoft, Sun Microsystems, and most notably the $9.3 billion acquisition of Moat (via the broader data and analytics strategy) and the $28 billion acquisition of Cerner. Her financial acumen and M&A expertise reshaped Oracle's portfolio to include robust data and advertising intelligence capabilities through Oracle Data Cloud, which serves as a major player in audience targeting, measurement, and identity for the AdTech ecosystem. Following Oracle's announcement that Clay Magouyrk and Mike Sicilia were elevated to co-CEOs, Catz transitioned to her current role as Executive Vice Chair of the Board of Directors, where she continues to shape Oracle's strategic direction. Her legacy in AdTech is tied to Oracle's sustained investment in data-driven advertising infrastructure, including contextual targeting, third-party data marketplaces, and AI-powered analytics platforms that serve publishers, advertisers, and agencies globally.
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Bio
Safra Catz is one of the most consequential executives in enterprise technology, currently serving as Executive Vice Chair of Oracle's Board of Directors. During her tenure as CEO, she led Oracle's aggressive transformation into a cloud and AI powerhouse, overseeing massive infrastructure investments that made Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) a preferred platform for AI workloads and large-scale data operations — including those underpinning programmatic advertising, identity resolution, and data clean rooms. Her strategic vision helped Oracle compete directly with AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud for enterprise and AdTech workloads. Catz joined Oracle in 1999 and rose through the ranks as a formidable dealmaker, architecting some of the most significant acquisitions in enterprise software history, including the landmark purchases of PeopleSoft, Sun Microsystems, and most notably the $9.3 billion acquisition of Moat (via the broader data and analytics strategy) and the $28 billion acquisition of Cerner. Her financial acumen and M&A expertise reshaped Oracle's portfolio to include robust data and advertising intelligence capabilities through Oracle Data Cloud, which serves as a major player in audience targeting, measurement, and identity for the AdTech ecosystem. Following Oracle's announcement that Clay Magouyrk and Mike Sicilia were elevated to co-CEOs, Catz transitioned to her current role as Executive Vice Chair of the Board of Directors, where she continues to shape Oracle's strategic direction. Her legacy in AdTech is tied to Oracle's sustained investment in data-driven advertising infrastructure, including contextual targeting, third-party data marketplaces, and AI-powered analytics platforms that serve publishers, advertisers, and agencies globally.
Career
Executive Vice Chair, Board of DirectorsCurrent
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Expertise
Education
- BA, University of Pennsylvania
- JD, University of Pennsylvania Law School
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Notable achievements
- Led Oracle's transformation into a top-tier cloud infrastructure provider (OCI), competing with AWS and Azure for AI and AdTech workloads
- Orchestrated Oracle's acquisition of Moat, Datalogix, and AddThis to build Oracle Data Cloud into a major AdTech measurement and data platform
- Served as one of the longest-tenured female CEOs of a Fortune 100 company
- Oversaw Oracle's $28.3 billion acquisition of Cerner, the largest in Oracle's history
- Appointed to President's Intelligence Advisory Board under the Trump administration (2017)