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Charles Giancarlo is the CEO of Pure Storage, Inc., where he has been leading since August 2017. His background is impressive; he has degrees in Engineering from Brown University, Electrical Engineering from UC Berkeley, and an MBA from Harvard Business...

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Charles Giancarlo

CEO of Pure Storage, Inc.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering from Brown University; Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley; Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School.

Field of Expertise

Technology & Engineering - Technology

Sector of Economy

Technology

Born

December 1, 1964 - 60 years ago

CEO of Pure Storage, Inc. for

7 years 7 months (Aug 2017 - Present)

Previous Experience

Managing Director, Head of Value Creation and later Senior Advisor at Silver Lake Partners; Interim President and CEO of Avaya; senior executive roles at Cisco Systems including Chief Technology Officer and Chief Development Officer.

Holdings

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Charles Giancarlo has had significant fluctuations in his holdings at Pure Storage. His net worth, mostly tied to his stock holdings, peaked at approximately $217 million in early 2024. This figure reflects his stake in a company known for its...

Mar 18, 2025

Total Stock Sold

$26.72M

ANET

$24.38M

587,820 ANET shares

NFLX

$829.74K

173,873 NFLX shares

PSTG

$1.51M

54,990 PSTG shares

What if they kept their stock?

If Charles Giancarlo didn't sell their stock, today they would have:
Extra ANET587,820 shares worth $7.88M and NFLX173,873 shares worth $64.53M and PSTG54,990 shares worth $691.77K.
This is 173.56% and $46.38M more than what they got when they sold the stock.

Charitable Transactions

ANET

137,560 shares

ANET

Recent Charitable Transactions

ANET

34,390 shares

ANET

Jan 3, 2022

Charity

ACN

12,000 shares

ACN

Jan 30, 2015

Charity

Insider Trading

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PSTG

179,233 shares

PSTG

Mar 15, 2025

Received

ANET

$708.49K

ANET at $88.56/share

Mar 3, 2025

Sale

ANET

$894.00K

ANET at $111.75/share

Feb 3, 2025

Sale

ANET

$898.98K

ANET at $112.37/share

Jan 2, 2025

Sale

ANET

$823.47K

ANET at $411.74/share

Dec 2, 2024

Sale

ANET

$784.71K

ANET at $392.35/share

Nov 1, 2024

Sale

ANET

$767.45K

ANET at $383.72/share

Oct 1, 2024

Sale

ANET

$728.17K

ANET at $364.09/share

Sep 17, 2024

Sale

ANET

$692.81K

ANET at $346.41/share

Aug 1, 2024

Sale

ANET

$702.71K

ANET at $351.35/share

Jul 1, 2024

Sale

Compensation History

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In 2023, Charles Giancarlo's total compensation at Pure Storage reached about $36.65 million. This amount was comprised of his salary, bonuses, and stock awards. His base salary was around $800,000, boosted by a performance bonus of about $820,800. This bonus was tied to various corporate performance metrics, including revenue growth and customer satisfaction. A substantial part of his earnings stemmed from stock awards—around $17.12 million worth—which vested based on achieving specific performance goals. The way his compensation is structured reflects a clear alignment with company performance, encouraging him to focus on achieving long-term goals and creating shareholder value. Giancarlo's compensation history also illustrates a trend of increasing payments over the years, pointing to his effective leadership during his tenure.

Year

2023

Total Compensation

$18.75M

Salary

$800.00K

Board Justification

The compensation philosophy is designed to attract and retain executive talent while aligning compensation with performance metrics that drive long-term shareholder value.

Bonus

$820.80K

Board Justification

The bonus is based on corporate performance metrics including revenue, non-GAAP operating profit, and NPS, with a corporate performance factor of 76% and individual performance factors ranging from 130% to 200%.

Other

$5.69K

Board Justification

This includes contributions to the 401(k) plan and life insurance premiums.

Restricted Stock

$17.12M(324.2K RSU)

Board Justification

The stock awards are performance-based restricted stock units (PSUs) that vested based on the achievement of fiscal 2024 performance metrics, with 80% of target shares earned.

Performance Metrics

The performance metrics include revenue growth, non-GAAP operating profit, and customer satisfaction as measured by NPS.

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