High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Tom Mendoza is a business executive. He joined NetApp, Inc. in 1994 as its first sales executive. He served as its President from 2000 until 2008 until he was promoted to Vice Chairman. Mr. Mendoza has more than 31 years as a high technology executive and has served in an advisory capacity on the board of directors of Netscreen (acquired by Juniper), Rhapsody (acquired by Brocade) and currently serves on the board of Infoblox. He holds a BA in Economics from Notre Dame, and is an alumnus of Stanford University`s Executive Business Program and is a guest lecturer at both institutions. In September 2000, the University of Notre Dame renamed their business school the Mendoza College of Business based upon an endowment from Tom and his wife, Kathy.