Nikesh Arora
Profile Summary
Nikesh Arora (born 1968) is a U.S.-based technology executive in California with an estimated net worth of ~$1.4B. SEC records show he is an insider filer with 287 insider filings under the name “Arora Nikesh,” including filings connected to Palo Alto Networks (PANW) and other companies. His political giving and foundation filings show activity across multiple years, with contributions recorded from 2011 to 2024 and multiple foundations reporting assets in 2023. RTB SEC EDGAR FEC ProPublica 990
Business & SEC Activity
SEC EDGAR links Arora’s filings to Palo Alto Networks (PANW) and also shows company associations including Colgate-Palmolive (CL), Uber Technologies, CyberArk Software (CYBR), and Google Inc. SEC EDGAR. He has 287 insider filings, and recent filings include multiple Form 4s (used by corporate insiders to report changes in their holdings) and a Form 144 (a notice related to the potential sale of restricted or control securities), indicating frequent reported insider transactions. SEC EDGAR
Philanthropy
Three foundations with the Arora name filed 2023 IRS Form 990 data: Arora Foundation Inc (CT) reported total assets of 2,734,648 and grants paid of 0; Arora Charitable Foundation (CA) reported total assets of 766,202 and grants paid of 0; and Arora Foundation (OH) reported total assets of 399 and grants paid of 0. ProPublica 990. Across these filings, total foundation assets were 3,501,249 and total grants paid were 0, meaning the reported foundations held assets but did not report paying grants in 2023. ProPublica 990
Political Activity
Federal Election Commission data shows 34 contributions totaling 166,100 from 2011-06-21 to 2024-04-23. FEC. The party breakdown reported is 50,800 to Democratic recipients, 37,400 to Republican recipients, and 77,900 categorized as Unknown; top recipients by amount include TEAM MCCORMICK (24,500), BOOKER VICTORY FUND (17,800), the REPUBLICAN FEDERAL COMMITTEE OF PENNSYLVANIA (10,000), HILLARY VICTORY FUND (10,000), and GOOGLE INC. NETPAC (10,000). FEC
U.S. Presence
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Associated Companies
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Recent Insider Filings
Score Breakdown
The PBS is a weighted average of 2 components. The formula is open and versioned — the weight percentages below show how much each component contributes to the final score.
Evidenced charitable giving — built on what they actually give each year, not parked assets. Dominated by generosity (annual giving relative to net worth — the share of your fortune you give), plus the absolute scale of that giving, plus a small nudge for signing the Giving Pledge (a commitment, not a realized action).
Data: ProPublica 990 charitable disbursements, net worth, The Giving Pledge registry
How much sourced, public accountability data exists — net worth, political contributions, SEC filings, foundation 990s, news coverage, and a verified profile. More public disclosure scores higher.
Data: FEC, SEC EDGAR, ProPublica 990s, GDELT / NewsAPI, Wikidata
Formula (v2): PBS = 65% x Philanthropy + 35% x Transparency
Scored on 6/23/2026 on a 0–100 scale. The score uses only the signals we have populated data for. Goal Impact, Controversy, and Community Approval are deferred until that data exists — Phase 1 goal adoption, controversy detection, and community votes respectively.
All data is sourced from public records. Each section links to its original source.