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Popular As | Safra Catz |
Occupation | |
Age | 61 years old |
Zodiac Sign | Capricorn |
Born | December 01, 1961 (Redwood City, California, United States) |
Birthday | December 01 |
Town/City | Redwood City, California, United States |
Nationality | United States |
Safra Catzโs zodiac sign is Capricorn. According to astrologers, Capricorn is a sign that represents time and responsibility, and its representatives are traditional and often very serious by nature. These individuals possess an inner state of independence that enables significant progress both in their personal and professional lives. They are masters of self-control and have the ability to lead the way, make solid and realistic plans, and manage many people who work for them at any time. They will learn from their mistakes and get to the top based solely on their experience and expertise.
Safra Catz was born in the Year of the Ox. Another of the powerful Chinese Zodiac signs, the Ox is steadfast, solid, a goal-oriented leader, detail-oriented, hard-working, stubborn, serious and introverted but can feel lonely and insecure. Takes comfort in friends and family and is a reliable, protective and strong companion. Compatible with Snake or Rooster.
Consensus does not always work in a crisis. You must have the courage to move forward.
Catz graduated from Brookline High School. She earned a bachelor's degree from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1983 and a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1986.
Catz joined Oracle Corporation in April 1999. Catz became a member of the company's Board of Directors in October 2001 and President of Oracle Corporation in early 2004. She is credited for having driven Oracle's 2005 efforts to acquire software rival PeopleSoft in a $10.3 billion takeover. Catz is also the company's Chief Financial Officer, serving temporarily in that role from November 2005 to September 2008, and from April 2011 to the present. Mark Hurd joined her as Co-President in 2010.
Catz was a banker at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, joining in 1986; Catz served as a managing Director from February 1997 to March 1999 and a senior vice President from January 1994 to February 1997 and previously held various investment banking positions since 1986. She has been a non-executive Director of Hyperion Solutions since April 14, 2007. She has been a member of the executive council of TechNet since March 14, 2013. She served as a Director of PeopleSoft Inc. since December 30, 2004 and Stellent Inc. since December 12, 2006.
Catz is a lecturer in accounting at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Catz was a Director of HSBC Group from 2008 to 2015.
In 2009 she was ranked by Fortune as the 12th most powerful woman in Business. In 2009 she was also ranked by Forbes as the 16th most powerful business-woman. In 2014, she was ranked at #24. According to an Equilar analysis published by Fortune, she was in 2011 the highest-paid woman among Fortune 1000 companies, receiving an estimated US$51,695,742 in total remuneration.
Catz was elected to the board of Directors of The Walt Disney Company on December 7, 2017, effective on February 1, 2018.