Steve Costolo

Steve Costolo has a diverse work experience in various sales and leadership roles. Steve started their career in sales at Clear Channel Communications in 1997 and then worked as an Account Executive at Gamecock Sports Marketing in 1998. In 1999, they joined Fluke Networks as a Senior Territory Sales Manager/Sales Engineer and stayed with the company until 2011.

From 2010 to 2016, Steve held multiple positions at Gigamon, including Regional Sales Director and Federal Account Manager. Steve then joined LightCyber as a Regional Sales Director in 2016, and the company was later acquired by Palo Alto Networks, where they continued to work as a Regional Sales Director for federal, Mid-Atlantic, and Carolinas until 2018.

Steve joined Palo Alto Networks in 2017 as a Regional Sales Director for Behavioral Analytics, and in 2018, they moved to Aryaka Networks, where they served as a Regional Sales Director for the Mid-Atlantic region until 2021.

In 2021, Steve worked at Fortanix as a Regional Sales Director for the Mid-Atlantic region and then joined neosec.com as a Sales Director for the East region. Currently, they are employed at Akamai Technologies as a Senior Security Sales Specialist, focusing on API security.

Steve Costolo received their Bachelor of Science degree in Applied Professional Sciences from the University of South Carolina, graduating in 1996. Prior to attending university, they completed their secondary education at Gaithersburg High School. In addition to their formal education, Steve Costolo obtained a certification as an Aryaka Certified Professional from Aryaka Networks in July 2019.