Lew Cirne vs Paul Appleby

Lew Cirne

CEO of New Relic

BIO: Mr. Lewis Cirne, also known as Lew, founded New Relic, Inc. in 2008 and has been its Chief Executive Officer since February 2008. Mr. Cirne serves as a Strategic Limited Partner at The Four Rivers Group. He served as Entrepreneur in Residence of Benchmark Capital since February 15, 2008. He served as Advisor of Pano Logic, Inc. He founded Wily Technology Inc. in 1998 and served as its Chief Technology Officer where he was responsible for sharing with customers and partners Wily Technology's vision of bringing enterprise class performance management to the Java platform. Mr. Cirne is a widely cited expert in enterprise application performance and availability. He served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Wily Technology until October 2001. He takes a leading role in the future technological development of Wily Technology and its products, with the goal of extending the services offered by Wily to customers deploying high-performance e-business solutions. Prior to founding Wily, Mr. Cirne held senior technical positions at Apple Inc. and Hummingbird Ltd. He is a seasoned entrepreneur, technologist and enterprise software pioneer. He has been focused on application performance management for more than 10 years. He has been a Director of New Relic, Inc. since February 2008. He served as Director of Wily Technology, Inc. He holds an A.B. in Computer Science from Dartmouth College.

Paul Appleby

CEO of Virtana

BIO: Led by CEO Paul Appleby, our leadership team brings decades of experience in enterprise technology, artificial intelligence, and infrastructure management, driving our commitment to customer success and continuous innovation. Paul Appleby, a seasoned technology leader with a passion for innovation and growth, steers Virtana as its Chief Executive Officer. Prior to joining Virtana, Paul’s impressive career saw him lead high-performing customer-facing teams and develop winning growth strategies at industry giants like Elastic, SAP, Salesforce, and BMC. Throughout his career, Paul has built high-performing teams and achieved sustained, profitable growth across diverse markets, including AI/Analytics, IT Infrastructure, and Enterprise Applications. His deep understanding of these areas, coupled with his proven track record in scaling businesses, positions him to propel Virtana’s leadership in AI data fabric copilot technology.