Okta is the leading independent provider of identity for the enterprise. The Okta Identity Cloud enables organizations to securely connect the right people to the right technologies at the right time. With over 6,500 pre-built integrations to applications and infrastructure providers, Okta customers can easily and securely use the best technologies for their business. More than 8,950 organizations, including JetBlue, Nordstrom, Slack, Teach for America and Twilio, trust Okta to help protect the identities of their workforces and customers.

Software

Okta

Ben Yanuaria

Arnab Bose is the VP of Product Management at [Okta](/org/okta). Arnab has over fifteen years of experience in the industry, having led Product Management teams at [Salesforce](/org/salesforce) and Microsoft. 

Bose began their career as an intern at KLM Royal Dutch Airlines in 2002. Arnab then spent ten years at Microsoft, where they managed a team of PMs focused on delivering multi-user collaborative document authoring and offline document synchronization for touch first Office authoring applications. In 2014, Bose joined [Salesforce](/org/salesforce) as the VP of Product Management for Process Automation and Insights. There, they led the team that delivered Lightning Flow, the new Flow Builder, and Einstein Next Best Action.

In February 2019, Bose left [Salesforce](/org/salesforce) to join Quip as the VP of Product Management. At Quip, they led a new effort to bring the productivity and ease of collaboration in Quip to every [Salesforce](/org/salesforce) user. Arnab left Quip in October 2019 to join [Okta](/org/okta).

Arnab Bose has a BS in Operations Research & Industrial Engineering from Cornell University. Arnab is certified in [Salesforce](/org/salesforce) Trailhead in Public Speaking Skills and Virtual Collaboration.

Some of their coworkers include Brian Hansen - VP, Design. Arnab Bose reports to Diya Jolly, Chief Product Officer.

Arnab Bose

Brian Hansen

Jon Todd is the current Chief Architect at [Okta](/org/okta). Jon has previous experience as a software architect and system administrator. Jon Todd founded Adventex Design LLC in 2000 and served as its CEO/CTO until 2008.

Jon Todd majored in computer science and economics at [Bowdoin College](/org/bowdoin-college).

They work with Walter vonKoch - VP, Engineering, Craig Weissman - Chief Architect, and Karl McGuiness - Chief Product Architect. Jon Todd reports to Sagnik Nandy, President, Technology & CTO.

Jon Todd

As President and CTO, Nandy leads Okta’s engineering and business technology functions and be responsible for the strategic planning of product development activities.

Nandy has built an industry reputation for effectively leading development teams and delivering engineering solutions at scale. He joined Okta after more than 15 successful years at Google, most recently as Vice President of Engineering overseeing several critical components of Google’s core advertising business, the backbone of the company’s growth and revenue. Prior to his time in Ads, he helped build Google's measurement and analytics offerings, taking several products from inception to market leaders. He has held additional senior leadership roles at Google, gaining expertise in people leadership and end-to-end enterprise technology development and design. Nandy earned a Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering from UC San Diego and a B.E. from the Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS, Pilani).

Sagnik Nandy

David Walters is the SVP of Commercial Sales at [Okta](/org/okta). Prior to joining [Okta](/org/okta), David spent seven years at New Relic where they served as Group VP of Commercial Sales for North America and EMEA. David has also held leadership positions at [Enterprise Holdings](/org/enterprise-holdings) Inc. and [Enterprise Holdings](/org/enterprise-holdings). David has a proven track record in sales and leadership and is passionate about helping companies grow and scale.

David Walters has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science and Psychology from [San Diego State University](/org/san-diego-state-university) and a Bachelor of Science in Political Science from Frostburg State University.

David Walters reports to Steve Rowland, Chief Revenue Officer. They are on a team with Brian Murphy - SVP, Enterprise Sales, Nick Herbst - Director of Corporate Sales, and Jack Lynch - SVP, Sales.

David Walters

Adrienne Jones is the current Director of Demand Generation, Global Campaigns at [Okta](/org/okta). Adrienne has over 20 years of experience in marketing and public relations and has worked with some of the biggest names in the industry including Adobe, M7, Inc., Clear Ink, Sega of America, and [Electronic Arts](/org/electronic-arts). Adrienne is an expert in developing and executing customized, integrated marketing programs that support corporate initiatives and maximize lead conversion, pipeline generation, and overall revenue growth.

Adrienne Jones has a Bachelor of Science in Marketing from [San Francisco State University](/org/san-francisco-state-university)'s Lam Family College of Business. Adrienne is also DMA certified in 2011 as a marketing professional.

They are on a team with and Alyssa Smrekar - Senior Director of Corporate Marketing. Adrienne Jones reports to John Zissimos, Chief Marketing Officer.

Adrienne Jones

Karl McGuiness is currently the Chief Product Architect at [Okta](/org/okta). Prior to this, they were the Lead Software Engineer at OneLogin, Inc from January 2012 to December 2013 where they were responsible for Identity & Access Management technologies for a rapidly growing IDaaS startup. 

Before that, Karl worked at Philips from November 2003 to December 2011 as a Software Architect. Karl was part of the architecture team for Healthcare Informatics business group and was responsible for defining and shipping a common healthcare development platform across Philips Healthcare business units. Karl also drove the development of the platform’s Identity Provider and HIPAA compliant security model to support patient and provider access across complex customer environments. 

Karl started their career as a Senior Systems Engineer at Cable & Wireless from June 2000 to November 2003.

They work with Jon Todd - Chief Architect, Craig Weissman - Chief Architect, and Walter vonKoch - VP, Engineering. Their manager is Sagnik Nandy, President, Technology & CTO.

Karl McGuiness

Philip Goldie is the current VP & Country Manager at [Okta](/org/okta). Prior to this, they were with Children's Medical Research Institute, Microsoft, and Nortel. Philip has over 18 years of experience in product and solutions marketing and has been involved in the development of go-to-market strategies for new technologies across the developed and emerging markets in Asia, including market segmentation, channel selection, and marketing and sales strategy.

Their manager is Susan St. Ledger, President, Worldwide Field Operations. They are on a team with Takashi Watanabe - Country Manager, Japan, Jesper Frederiksen - GM, EMEA, and Steve Rowland - Chief Revenue Officer.

Philip Goldie

Jo Mackey is the Senior Director of Field Marketing for [Okta](/org/okta) in the EMEA region. Jo has over 25 years of experience in marketing, having previously served as a director, regional manager, and manager for various companies. Jo began their marketing career at SunSoft in 1993 and has since then worked for WRQ, [VMware](/org/vmware), Blue Coat Systems, and Symantec. In their current role, they are responsible for leading [Okta](/org/okta)'s field marketing efforts and executing go-to-market strategies across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.

Jo Mackey reports to Isabelle Duarté, Chief Marketing Officer, EMEA.

Jo Mackey

Armen Vartanian is Senior Vice President of Global Workplace Services at [Okta](/org/okta). In this role, Vartanian leads [Okta](/org/okta)’s global real estate, workplace strategy, construction management and oversees facilities operations. He founded [Okta](/org/okta)’s Dynamic Work framework, which rethinks the traditional workplace, providing flexibility that empowers employees to be their most productive and successful selves wherever they work, and broadens the company’s hiring pool from markets where they have offices to anywhere in the World. 

Vartanian has more than 20 years of experience leading financial analysis and real estate strategy for global organizations. Prior to joining [Okta](/org/okta), he led Linkedin’s Real Estate, Workplace Strategy and Project Management teams.  Over his career, he has been responsible for some of the largest real estate leases in the Bay Area.  He’s also been on the leading edge of building bi-furcated headquarter strategies, now regularly deployed by large enterprises in the Bay Area. 

Vartanian holds an MBA in Entrepreneurship from Questrom School of Business, [Boston University](/org/boston-university), and a B.A. in Economics from the University of California, San Diego.

Armen Vartanian

Blake Bethel

Eric Kelleher is the current Chief Customer Officer at [Okta](/org/okta). Eric has held this position since December 2016. Prior to this, they were the Head of Global Customer Success at [LinkedIn](/org/linkedin) from January 2014 to December 2016. In this role, they oversaw the customer team and helped grow the subscription business from $1.3B to $2.1B. Eric has also been with Salesforce.com as their Senior Vice President, Customers for Life for Marketing Cloud and Data.com from January 2002 to December 2013. In this role, they were responsible for the annuity business for two product lines and helped improve renewal rates while integrating and building all customers for life lines of business. Eric introduced billable services and drove services P&L contribution to fund growth during their time here.

Eric Kelleher has a MS in Computer Science from [Stanford University](/org/stanford) and a BS in Economics & Computer Science from [Georgetown University](/org/georgetown-university).

They are on a team with Eugenio Pace - Co-Founder & CEO, Auth0, Susan St. Ledger - President, Worldwide Field Operations, and Frederic Kerrest - Executive Vice Chairman, COO & Co-Founder. Eric Kelleher reports to Todd McKinnon, CEO & Co-Founder. and Kristie Garafola - Head of Customer First Programs reports to Eric Kelleher.

Eric Kelleher

Dennis Hall

Nick Herbst is the current Director of Corporate Sales at [Okta](/org/okta). Prior to this, they were with [Okta](/org/okta) from April 2017 to July 2021 as the Director of Corporate Sales. Nick led a team of 7 AEs during their time there. In 2018, their team saw 117% of quota and 146% YoY Growth. 3 reps were promoted to Field sales roles during their tenure.

Herbst's previous experience includes Regional Sales Manager - Reston Site Lead at [Quest Software](/org/quest-software) (formerly Dell Software Group) from August 2016 to March 2017. Nick was responsible for 12 Reps during their time there and was named FY2015 #1 Regional Manager. Their team sold $15,659,239 in FY2015, representing a 12% YOY increase in revenue. 4 reps were promoted to Enterprise Field roles and 3 reps were promoted to Inside Sales Leadership roles during their time at [Quest Software](/org/quest-software).

From July 2011 to December 2012, Herbst worked as a Sales Manager at Dell AppAssure. During their time there, they had a monthly quota of $43,750 which they surpassed in September and October, attaining 136% quota both months.

Herbst has also worked as an Instructor at Virginia Baseball Club from June 2007 to August 2010 and as a Regional Sales Manager at Dell (via AppAssure acquisition) from December 2012 to August 2016.

Herbst's first job was as a Sales Associate at Nu Home Exteriors Inc from June 2007 to August 2009. Nick then interned at International Chernobyl Centre from June 2005 to August 2006.

Nick Herbst's educational career includes earning a B.A. in economics from the [University of Virginia](/org/university-of-virginia), as well as a B.A. in Russian language and literature from the same school. Nick also attended W.T. Woodson High School and Kyiv International School.

They work with David Walters - SVP, Commercial Sales, Tom McNamara - Director of Corporate Sales, and Brian Murphy - SVP, Enterprise Sales. Their manager is Steve Rowland, Chief Revenue Officer.

Nick Herbst

Ann Marie Isleib has been in the software sales industry for over 25 years. Ann started their career as a Sales Representative for ADP in 1984. In 1990, they moved to [Aquent](/org/aquent-llc) where they were a Sales Representative for Renaissance Worldwide. In 1992, they became Sales Vice President for Parametric Technology Corporation. In 1999, they moved to Oracle as Sales Vice President for Southwest. In 2002, they were promoted to Vice President Sales for Oracle Corporation. In 2013, they joined salesforce.com as Vice President Sales PaaS. In February 2015, they joined [Okta](/org/okta) as SVP.

Ann Marie Isleib holds a BA in Business/Managerial Economics from [Providence College](/org/providence-college).

They are on a team with Philip Goldie - VP & Country Manager, ANZ, Steve Rowland - Chief Revenue Officer, and Jesper Frederiksen - GM, EMEA. Ann Marie Isleib reports to Susan St. Ledger, President, Worldwide Field Operations.

Ann Marie Isleib

Brian Murphy is currently the Senior Vice President of Enterprise Sales, Americas at [Okta](/org/okta). Brian has held this position since October 2015. Prior to joining [Okta](/org/okta), Brian was the Area Vice President at Alpine Data Labs from April 2014 to October 2015. Before that, they were the Sales Director at Hadapt from June 2012 to January 2014. Brian has also worked as the Regional Sales Manager at Vertica Systems, which was acquired by HP in March 2011. Brian also spent time as an Inside Sales Manager at eSupport from April 2002 to March 2003.

Brian Murphy studied at [Merrimack College](/org/merrimack-college) before transferring to Burlington High. Brian graduated from Burlington High in 2004.

Brian Murphy works with Jack Lynch - SVP, Sales, Tom McNamara - Director of Corporate Sales, and David Walters - SVP, Commercial Sales. Their manager is Steve Rowland, Chief Revenue Officer.

Brian Murphy

Brett Coin is the VP of Global Talent Acquisition at Okta. Brett has over 9 years of experience in global talent acquisition and recruitment marketing. Brett has a proven track record of delivering on multiple work-streams and hiring over 1700 employees per year.

Brett has a strong passion for building teams and developing talent. Brett has created and led a 7 person team of Talent Engagement Marketers focused on acquiring talent through key channels and building, nurturing and converting talent from functionally focused talent communities.

In their previous role as Director of Global Talent Acquisition for QuickBooks, Brett was responsible for the global hiring of talent for QuickBooks Accounting (QuickBooks Desktop and Online), Payroll, Payments (Fintech), Capital (Lending), Developer Platform, Sales, Go To Market and Ecosystem Partnership segments. Brett successfully hired across all functions; Sales, Marketing, Data, Analytics, Product Management, Software Engineering, Risk and Experience Design in the US, India, EMEA and APAC.

Brett has also developed a candidate engagement model focused on acquisition of talent through key channels that provides "ready-now" talent to active reqs, and "ready-later" talent to functional talent communities. Brett has Instrumented the end to end candidate journey with marketing automation and CRM technology to accelerate speed to hire and candidate experience.

Brett Coin's educational career includes a degree in marketing from West Chester University of Pennsylvania and a HR Leadership Extension Graduate degree from [UC San Diego](/org/uc-san-diego).

Brett Coin reports to Kristina Johnson, Chief People Officer.

Brett Coin

David Gennarelli is the current Vice President of Investor Relations at [Okta](/org/okta). David has over 20 years of experience in the field, having served as the Head of Investor Relations at [Autodesk](/org/autodesk) from February 2008 to April 2019. Prior to that, they were the Director of Investor Relations at Symantec from May 2004 to January 2008, and at NetScreen Technologies from December 2001 to April 2004. David has also held positions at CyberSource Corporation and AxyS Pharmaceuticals. 

David has been recognized multiple times by [Institutional Investor](/org/institutional-investor) as one of the top IROs in software. David is a skilled communicator and has extensive experience working with senior management on all shareholder relation areas ranging from earnings messaging, development of analyst day content, roadshow coordination, proxy outreach, and regular investor calls/meetings. 

During their time at [Autodesk](/org/autodesk), David developed a communications plan for business model transition to subscription/cloud and managed relationships with 23 sell-side analysts. David also participated in the Advanced Leadership Program.

David Gennarelli holds a BS in Management/Marketing from [Binghamton University](/org/binghamton-university).

David Gennarelli works with Jeff Olson - VP, Internal Audit, Lindsay Life - Director of Communications, and Chris Kramer - SVP, FP&A. David Gennarelli reports to Brett Tighe, CFO.

David Gennarelli

Jeff Olson is the Vice President of Internal Audit at [Okta](/org/okta). Jeff has over 25 years of experience in auditing, governance, risk management, and controls. Prior to joining [Okta](/org/okta), Jeff was the Vice President and Chief Audit Executive at [Intuit](/org/intuit) from July 2014 to April 2019. Jeff was also the Senior Director of Governance, Risk and Controls at [Cisco](/org/cisco) from November 2010 to June 2014. Jeff began their career at Ernst & Young in September 1997 as a Partner in Advisory Services. Jeff has also held positions at [Marvin F. Poer and Company](/org/marvin-f-poer-and-company-inc) and Alexandra Armstrong Associates.

Jeff Olson has a B.S. in Political Science from The George Washington University, a CAAP in Accounting from [Santa Clara University](/org/santa-clara-university), and a CPA from Certified Public Accountant. Jeff also has a Political Science degree from [Carleton College](/org/carleton-college).

They are on a team with Chris Kramer - SVP, FP&A, Lindsay Life - Director of Communications, and Smita Sanadhya - VP, Corporate FP&A. Jeff Olson reports to Brett Tighe, CFO.

Jeff Olson

Oliver Parker

Walter vonKoch is currently the VP of Engineering at [Okta](/org/okta). Prior to this, they were a Dev Manager at Amazon for AWS S3. Before Amazon, Walter worked at Microsoft for 11 years in Web Performance. Walter was also previously the Director of Development at Visible Markets, a startup company. At Visible Markets, they led the development team and grew it from 0 to 15 people. Walter also drove eXtreme Programming concepts into the engineering organization which improved site availability and scalability.

Walter vonKoch received their MS and BS in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Walter vonKoch reports to Sagnik Nandy, President, Technology & CTO. They work with Jon Todd - Chief Architect, Craig Weissman - Chief Architect, and Karl McGuiness - Chief Product Architect.

Walter vonKoch

Ms. Choi serves as President and Chief Operating Officer at [Coinbase Global, Inc.](/org/coinbase), where she has worked since March 2018, previously as Vice President of Business, Data and International. She also served as a member of the board of directors of ZipRecruiter, Inc., Naspers Limited and Prosus N.V., a subsidiary of Naspers Limited.

Previously, Ms. Choi served as the Vice President and Head of Corporate Development at LinkedIn Corporation from December 2009 to March 2018. Prior to LinkedIn Corporation, Ms. Choi held leadership roles in corporate development, strategy, and operations at Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. from 2007 to 2009. She also worked in corporate development and strategy at Yahoo! Inc. from 2003 to 2005 and began her career as a Senior Analyst in Investment Banking at Legg Mason Wood Walker, Inc. from 2000 to 2003.

Ms. Choi holds a B.A. in Economics from the Johns Hopkins University and an M.B.A from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Emilie Choi

As President, Worldwide Field Operations, Susan St. Ledger is responsible for all aspects of the Okta customer journey, from initial brand awareness to deployment, customer and partner success, renewal and expansion — ensuring organizations maximize the value of the Okta Identity Cloud and unleash their full potential. Susan’s team includes worldwide sales, customer success and support, professional services, partner and channel ecosystems, marketing and brand, and business operations.

Susan brings nearly three decades of experience building and transforming high-growth software and cloud businesses. Prior to Okta, Susan served as [Splunk](/org/splunk)’s president of worldwide field operations, building a SaaS, multi-product go-to-market organization and growing the business from nearly $700 million in revenue to almost $2.5 billion. Susan also served in a variety of leadership positions at [Salesforce](/org/salesforce), most recently as chief revenue officer of Marketing Cloud, and Sun Microsystems, starting as a systems engineer and leaving as vice president of a global sales organization.

Susan started her career as a software engineer at the [National Security Agency](/org/national-security-agency). She earned a B.S. degree in Computer Science from the [University of Scranton](/org/university-of-scranton).

Susan St. Ledger

Samantha Fisher is the Head of Dynamic Work at [Okta](/org/okta), part of the workplace services team. She previously worked in executive real estate at [Transwestern](/org/transwestern-commercial-services-llc), Citadel, and [Capital One](/org/capital-one), where she focused on strategies and operations to help employees work more effectively. 

Samantha Fisher

Craig Weissman joins [Okta](/org/okta) from [Duetto](/org/duetto), the SaaS company he co-founded and advises to bring data-driven cloud technology to the hospitality industry. Prior to [Duetto](/org/duetto), Weissman worked at [Salesforce](/org/salesforce) for nine years, the last three as Chief Technology Officer, where he was instrumental in building the leading enterprise cloud platform. Weissman has more than 25 years of experience as a software architect and executive, with a long term focus on SaaS and cloud architectures.

Craig Weissman

Isabelle Duarté is the SVP, CMO, EMEA, at [Okta](/org/okta), where she has strategic responsibility for driving demand for [Okta](/org/okta)’s product portfolio across Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

Duarté has two decades experience building and executing marketing strategy for multiple global IT businesses, including Symantec, BlueCoat and [VMware](/org/vmware). She has developed a deep understanding of digital lead generation programmes, and her expertise has grown online communities and exponentially enhanced marketing effectiveness in every organisation she has steered.

Fluent in five languages, she is both multi-lingual and multi-cultural and has proven success leading both B2B and B2C marketing organizations. Isabelle’s obsession with technology crosses over into a love of Leica cameras, and her one concession to fluffiness, a passion for Airedale terriers and their canine cohorts.

Isabelle Duarté

Brett Tighe is the Chief Financial Officer at [Okta](/org/okta). He manages the finance, accounting and investor relations teams, and guides strategic investment decisions on hiring and international expansion to drive [Okta](/org/okta)’s long term growth.

Prior to his role as Chief Financial Officer, Brett served as [Okta](/org/okta)’s Senior Vice President of FP&A and Treasury. Prior to [Okta](/org/okta), he held various positions in finance at Salesforce.com, most notably as Senior Director of Corporate Finance and Strategy.

Brett has an MBA from the [University of San Francisco](/org/university-of-san-francisco) and a Bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Brett Tighe

Dan Oleson

Pratyus Patnaik

Saurabh Phaltane

Albert Rousak

Monty Gray

Jay Srinivasan

Dan Young

Steve Rowland is [Okta](/org/okta)’s Chief Revenue Officer, responsible for driving [Okta](/org/okta)’s revenue growth streams. His 20+ years of experience spans technology organizations in various high-growth stages across the globe.

He most recently was the Vice President of Americas Sales at [Splunk](/org/splunk). Prior to joining [Splunk](/org/splunk), he served as President at [DataStax](/org/datastax), leading all go-to-market functions. Before [DataStax](/org/datastax), Steve served as Senior Vice President of worldwide field operations at Apigee, the leader in API Management, where he led the company through a successful IPO and acquisition by Google. He was the Vice President of Field Operations for the Americas and Asia Pacific at Blue Coat Systems and served as Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales at Workbrain Corporation. He held various leadership roles at [BMC Software](/org/bmc-software).

Steve holds a B.S. from [Texas A&M University](/org/texas-a-m-university) and lives in Atlanta with his family, where he loves to hike, waterski and wakesurf.

Steve Rowland

Mr. Dixon has been the owner of The RD Factor, Inc., a digital and information technology consulting business, since December 2016. Mr. Dixon served as Global Chief Information Officer and Senior Vice President of PepsiCo, Inc., a global food and beverage company, from November 2007 until April 2016 and as Senior Vice President until December 2016. Prior to joining PepsiCo, Inc., Mr. Dixon held various executive positions with The Procter & Gamble Company, a consumer household products company, since 1977, including Vice President of Global Business Services from 2005 until 2007. Mr. Dixon has served on the board of directors of Anthem, Inc., a health benefits company, since July 2011, and he has served on the board of directors of Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc., a specialty retailer, since February 2018. Mr. Dixon is a Trustee for The Georgia Institute of Technology and serves on the President’s Advisory Board, the College of Engineering Advisory Board and the College of Computing Advisory Board. Mr. Dixon also serves on the Devo, Inc. Growth Advisory Board, a business analytics company. He previously served on the CIO Advisory Board for International Business Machines Corporation. Mr. Dixon holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering from The Georgia Institute of Technology.

Robert L. Dixon

Ms. Saeger served as Executive Vice President at [Charles Schwab](/org/charles-schwab) from 2004 until 2011, most recently as Chief Marketing Officer. Prior to joining [Charles Schwab](/org/charles-schwab), she was Executive Vice President, Marketing at Visa U.S.A. Before joining Visa, Ms. Saeger was Senior Vice President and head of Account Management at Foote, Cone & Belding and Senior Vice President at Ogilvy & Mather. Ms. Saeger serves on the board of E*TRADE Financial Corporation and is a member of the E*TRADE Bank board. She is an advisor to [Yext](/org/yext), the leading digital knowledge management company. She served on the board of directors for Turn, a leading advertising technology company, and as Chair of the [Association of National Advertisers](/org/association-of-national-advertisers) (ANA). She holds a B.A. from [Muhlenberg College](/org/muhlenberg-college) and an M.B.A. from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Ms. Saeger brings to the [Okta](/org/okta) Board of Directors valuable expertise in consumer and business-to-business marketing, strategic planning and brand development.

Becky Saeger

Frederic Kerrest is the Executive Vice Chairperson, Chief Operating Officer and Co-Founder of [Okta](/org/okta). He is responsible for [Okta](/org/okta)'s day-to-day operations, working with employees, partners and customers to deliver on the company's mission of leveraging the cloud to make people more productive and IT more secure. As a key member of management, Frederic helps set corporate priorities to drive success for the company and its customers.

Frederic is passionate about enterprise technology and has spent almost two decades driving corporate efficiency via innovative software solutions. Prior to co-founding [Okta](/org/okta), he worked at [Hummer Winblad Venture Partners](/org/hwvp), where he evaluated enterprise software investment opportunities and helped portfolio companies strengthen their operations and Go-To-Market strategies. From 2002 to 2007, Frederic worked in sales and business development at Salesforce.com, where he started and built the Latin America sales organization, Mobile group and OEM / Reseller programs and was a two-time Peak Performer Sales Award recipient. Prior to Salesforce.com, he co-founded and served as director of technology at an award-winning high-tech consulting firm. Frederic began his career in a variety of enterprise software development and management roles.

Frederic earned a B.S. in computer science from [Stanford University](/org/stanford), and an M.B.A. in Entrepreneurship & Innovation from the MIT Sloan School of Management, where he was the 2008 MIT Patrick J. McGovern, Jr. Entrepreneurship Award recipient.

Frederic currently serves as an advisor to early stage software companies and a mentor at the MIT Trust Center for Entrepreneurship and the Stanford StartX Accelerator program. He enjoys spending time with his family, reading historical biographies, playing ice hockey and supporting the [San Jose Sharks](/org/san-jose-sharks).

Frederic Kerrest

Ben Horowitz is a cofounder and partner of the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, and The New York Times bestselling author of The Hard Thing About Hard Things, which is now available in over 16 languages. Prior to a16z, Ben was cofounder and CEO of Opsware (formerly Loudcloud), which was acquired by HP in 2007 for $1.6 billion, and was appointed vice president and general manager of Business Technology Optimization for Software at HP. Earlier, he was vice president and general manager of America Online's E-commerce Platform division, where he oversaw development of the company's flagship Shop@AOL service. Previously, Ben ran several product divisions at Netscape Communications. He also served as vice president of Netscape's widely acclaimed Directory and Security product line. Before joining Netscape in July 1995, he held various senior product marketing positions at Lotus Development Corporation.

Ben Horowitz

Jon Runyan is [Okta](/org/okta)'s General Counsel. As GC, Jon oversees all of the company's legal affairs worldwide. In addition to running the legal department, Jon is also a key executive contributor to a number of cross-functional strategic initiatives throughout the company.

Before joining [Okta](/org/okta), Jon served as [Okta](/org/okta)'s outside corporate counsel from the time of its formation. In private practice, Jon was a partner in [Goodwin Procter](/org/goodwin-procter-llp)'s San Francisco offices as a member of the firm’s Technology Companies practice. Prior to joining [Goodwin Procter](/org/goodwin-procter-llp), Jon was an associate in [Gunderson Dettmer](/org/gunderson-dettmer)’s Menlo Park offices.

Jon Runyan

Kristina Johnson is [Okta](/org/okta)’s Chief People Officer, leading the organization’s global People function. She is responsible for the company’s human capital management strategy, and oversees talent acquisition, talent development, total rewards, and engagement programs.

Kristina brings more than 20 years of human resources experience to [Okta](/org/okta) and has worked across a variety of industries, including technology, software, consulting and engineering, ranging from start-ups to large multi-national established businesses. She is an experienced leader of global teams and adept at driving change management across diverse regions.

Prior to joining [Okta](/org/okta), Kristina oversaw the international human resource function for EnerNOC, a leading provider of energy management software, where she was the HR lead responsible for executing several mergers and acquisitions from early due diligence through long-term integration.

Kristina Johnson

Todd McKinnon is the Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Okta. He is responsible for creating, communicating and implementing the overall vision and strategy for the company. Under Todd's leadership, Okta has grown into the leading identity solution with thousands of customers.

Prior to Okta, Todd served as the Head of Engineering at Salesforce.com, where he helped grow the team from 15 people to more than 250, and the service from two million daily transactions to more than 150 million with industry-leading performance and reliability. Todd also has nearly a decade of experience working in various engineering and leadership roles at PeopleSoft.

Todd earned his B.S. in management and information systems from [Brigham Young University](/org/brigham-young-university) and his M.S. in computer science from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.  He is as a regular contributor to industry publications, including Forbes, [Fast Company](/org/fastcompany), Fortune and the Wall Street Journal Accelerators. Todd also enjoys exercising and spending time with his family.

Todd McKinnon

John Zissimos is [Okta](/org/okta)’s Chief Marketing Officer. He is responsible for the company’s creative direction and brand strategy. John brings with him extensive experience in Brand, Creative, Digital and Storytelling.

Prior to [Okta](/org/okta), he was the Vice President of Creative, Brand, Media and Customer Programs at Google. He was also a key member of the Google Marketing Leadership team responsible for the Google Cloud Platform. Prior to joining Google, Zissimos served as the Chief Design Officer at [Salesforce](/org/salesforce), where he built the company’s brand and crafted its global story across marketing, advertising, product design, events, real estate, philanthropy, and web. Before that, he spent over two decades as an award-winning advertising and design executive, film director, and photographer.

John has a Bachelor’s degree in Radio, Television and Film from Temple University and serves on the Board of Directors of the [Ad Council](/org/ad-council), the 3% Movement, and the Digital Ascendant. He is also a member of the [Directors Guild of America](/org/directors-guild-of-america), the Screen Actors Guild and AFTRA. 

John Zissimos

Prior to joining Okta, Ninan served as Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer at Veritas Technologies for the past seven years. Previously, he was the Chief Accounting Officer for Saba Software. Ninan spent nearly two decades with public accounting firms including KPMG, Deloitte India, and Price Waterhouse. He holds a bachelor degree from Bangalore University, a Chartered Accountancy from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, and is a Certified Public Accountant.

Shibu Ninan

Chris Kramer is the Senior Vice President of FP&A [Okta](/org/okta).  

Prior to [Okta](/org/okta), Chris served as Vice President, Corporate Controller of Cyan, Inc., a global supplier of software-defined networks, and as Vice President, Assistant Controller of [Riverbed Technology](/org/riverbed-technology), an information technology performance company.  Chris also held various finance positions with Varian, Inc., SOLA International, [eMusic](/org/emusic), PricewaterhouseCoopers and Ernst & Young.

Mr. Kramer earned his Bachelor of Science in accounting from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, and is a licensed CPA (inactive) in the State of California. Mr. Kramer enjoys running, biking, surfing and other outdoor activities.

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Dodenhoff is responsible for [Okta](/org/okta)’s go-to-market strategy, operations, and sales revenue across the global partner ecosystem.

Steve Dodenhoff joined [Okta](/org/okta) with extensive experience leading and growing global enterprise software and solution provider organizations. Most recently, he was President of Insight North America, a Fortune 500 Global Systems Integrator and Solution Provider. During his eight-year tenure at Insight, Steve led its transformation from a traditional reseller to a modern solution provider delivering industry-leading solutions in digital innovation, cloud and datacenter transformation, connected workforce and supply chain optimization. Prior to Insight, Steve spent almost a decade as President of Enghouse Interactive, completing nine M&A transactions of private and public companies in Europe, Asia, and North America. Steve has also held senior leadership roles at Integrated Information Systems and [MicroAge](/org/microage).

Steve Dodenhoff

As General Manager, EMEA, Jesper Frederiksen is responsible for driving [Okta](/org/okta)’s growth in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. He is also tasked with developing and retaining talent, driving customer success, giving back to the local community and increasing [Okta](/org/okta)’s brand awareness in the region.
 
Jesper brings more than 25 years of sales, technology and leadership experience to [Okta](/org/okta), most recently spending four years with [DocuSign](/org/docusign), leading the company’s expansion across EMEA as Vice President and General Manager. Prior to [DocuSign](/org/docusign), Jesper held various leadership roles at [Parallels](/org/parallels), Symantec, Google and NetIQ.


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Jack Lynch is the SVP of Sales at [Okta](/org/okta). Jack has over 25 years of experience in sales and sales management. Prior to joining [Okta](/org/okta), Jack was the Sales Director for HP Software for the Pacific NW & Rocky Mountains. Jack also spent 16 years at PTC as the Sector Vice President. Jack has a proven track record of success in sales and is a trusted leader in the industry.

Jack Lynch reports to Steve Rowland, Chief Revenue Officer. They are on a team with Nick Herbst - Director of Corporate Sales, Steve Dodenhoff - SVP, Worldwide Partners & Alliances, and Brian Murphy - SVP, Enterprise Sales.

Jack Lynch

Eugenio Pace co-founded [Auth0](/org/auth0) in early 2013 with CTO and “brother-in-arms” Matias Woloski while living 7,000 miles apart. Since then, Eugenio has played an instrumental role in growing [Auth0](/org/auth0) into a leading identity management company that is loved by developers and trusted by global enterprises. With more than 10,000 customers spanning 70 countries, and securing billions of login transactions per month, [Auth0](/org/auth0) is a trusted global brand that secures the world’s identities so innovators can innovate. Eugenio leads [Auth0](/org/auth0)’s independent business unit inside of [Okta](/org/okta) and reports directly to [Okta](/org/okta) CEO Todd McKinnon following [Okta](/org/okta)’s acquisition of [Auth0](/org/auth0). 

Eugenio has spent his entire professional career easing the developer journey by creating industry-standard tools, content, and services for cloud-based computing, mobility, and identity. Prior to [Auth0](/org/auth0), he spent more than a decade at Microsoft, leading product management and engineering teams that provided architecture guidance and services that increased developer joy. He has also co-authored several books on cloud computing and identity management.

Eugenio holds a master’s degree in computer science and a degree in electrical engineering from the Instituto Tecnológico de Buenos Aires. He lives in Redmond, Washington with his wife, two sons, and their labrador retriever. In his spare time, he enjoys the outdoors, rowing, riding bikes, spending time with his family, restoring his 1970 Karmann Ghia, writing his blog, and reading history and philosophy.

Eugenio Pace

Angela Grady is Executive Vice President & Chief of Staff to the CEO at [Okta](/org/okta). She is responsible for driving the company’s strategy and planning process and has oversight for all company execution. She works closely with the CEO and executive team to advance the company’s top initiatives that involve multiple functional groups, ensuring we achieve results.

Angela Grady

As Okta’s SVP, Chief Information Officer, Alvina Antar is responsible for enabling a seamless employee and customer experience. She most recently spent six years as Zuora’s first ever CIO enabling business growth from $30M to $300M in revenue including a successful IPO in 2018. She built Zuora’s IT department ground-up into the modern-day Business Technology organization for subscription businesses. Prior to Zuora, Antar spent 17 years at Dell focused on Digital Transformation, Global Delivery and M&A. The combination of Fortune 50 and high-growth start-up experience provides Antar with an intangible perspective on agility required to scale while maintaining operational efficiencies.

Antar founded the Silicon Valley CIO Women’s Network that brings together Bay Area’s leading CIOs sharing diverse perspectives, knowledge, challenges and experiences in a supportive atmosphere. She is also on the board of BUILD, a nonprofit dedicated to igniting the potential of our youth in under-resourced communities through experiential learning and entrepreneurship. Antar and her husband live in Menlo Park and have three children, twin 11 year old boys and a 7 year old girl. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science.

Alvina Antar

Mr. Epstein is an Operating Partner at [Bessemer Venture Partners](/org/bessemer-venture-partners), which he joined in November 2011. He has served as Co-Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Apex Technology Acquisition Corporation since April 2019.

From September 2008 to April 2011, Mr. Epstein served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Oracle, one of the world’s largest and most profitable technology companies. Prior to joining Oracle, Mr. Epstein served as chief financial officer of several public and private companies. Mr. Epstein currently serves on the boards of [Twilio](/org/twilio), a cloud communication platform company, and [Poshmark](/org/poshmark), a social commerce marketplace company.

Mr. Epstein holds a Bachelor of Arts from [Yale University](/org/yale-university) and a Masters in Business Administration from [Stanford University](/org/stanford).

Jeff Epstein

Smita Sanadhya is the VP of Corporate FP&A at [Okta](/org/okta). Smita has extensive experience in financial planning and analysis, having served in leadership roles at HP and Microsoft. Smita has also worked as a financial analyst at Old Navy and Fox Filmed Entertainment.

Smita Sanadhya has a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) in Finance from the University of Southern California - Marshall School of Business and a BBA in Marketing from the Institute of Management Studies.

Some of their coworkers include Lindsay Life - Director of Communications, Jeff Olson - VP, Internal Audit, and Chris Kramer - SVP, FP&A. Smita Sanadhya reports to Brett Tighe, CFO.

Smita Sanadhya

Takashi Watanabe is the Japan Country Manager of Okta, overseeing demand for Okta’s product portfolio and overall expansion within the country. Prior to Okta, Takashi was the General Manager of Japan at Appirio Co., Ltd., the Japan subsidiary of the Global Cloud Consultancy, where he led critical growth in key verticals including finance, e-commerce, retail, and manufacturing.

Takashi has more than 25 years of experience successfully leading the growth of technology companies of all sizes in Japan, including global organizations such as Adobe and SAP, as well as startups like Commerce One and Blue Martini Software.

Takashi earned his Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Tohoku University. He is a husband and father, music lover, and enjoys playing electric guitar in his spare time.

Takashi Watanabe

Tom McNamara is the current Director of Corporate Sales at [Okta](/org/okta). Prior to this, they were with [Salesforce](/org/salesforce) for almost 4 years as the Regional Vice President Sales for Mid-Commercial Business. Before that, Tom was with EngagementHealth LLC as the Business Development Manager and Twist Out Cancer as the Executive Board Member and Vice Chair. Tom has also worked as a District Manager for ADP and an Enterprise Account Executive for [TEKsystems](/org/teksystems). Prior to that, they were a trader for Securities and Commodities. Tom began their career as an accountant for Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP.

Tom McNamara has a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from [Marquette University](/org/marquette-university).

They are on a team with David Walters - SVP, Commercial Sales, Nick Herbst - Director of Corporate Sales, and Jack Lynch - SVP, Sales. Tom McNamara reports to Steve Rowland, Chief Revenue Officer.

Tom McNamara

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Mike Stankey is the vice chairman at [Workday](/org/workday), where he previously served as the president and chief operating officer from 2009 to June 2015. In addition to his role at [Workday](/org/workday), Mike serves on the board of directors of Code42 Software and [Cloudera](/org/cloudera). From 2007 to 2009, Mike was an operating partner at [Greylock](/org/greylock). From 2001 to 2007, Mike served as chairman and chief executive officer at PolyServe.

Mike holds a B.B.A. from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.

 

Mike Stankey

Ms. Archambeau is the former Chief Executive Officer of MetricStream, Inc., a leading provider of governance, risk, compliance and quality management solutions to corporations across diverse industries. She served in this role from 2002 until 2018. Prior to that, Ms. Archambeau served as Chief Marketing Officer and Executive Vice President of Sales for Loudcloud, Inc., Chief Marketing Officer of NorthPoint Communications, and President of Blockbuster Inc.’s e-commerce division. Before she joined Blockbuster, she held domestic and international executive positions during a 15-year career at IBM. Ms. Archambeau has served on the board of Nordstrom, Inc. since 2015, been a director of Verizon, Inc. since December 2013, served on the on the board of Roper Technologies since April 2018, and in the past five years, she has served on the board of Arbitron, Inc.

Shellye Archambeau

Pat Grady is a partner at Sequoia Capital, where he has been involved with investments in Elevate Credit (ELVT), [First Republic Bank](/org/first-republic-bank) (FRC), HubSpot (HUBS), Jive, MarkLogic, [Medallia](/org/medallia), Merlin Securities (now part of [Wells Fargo](/org/wells-fargo)), Namely, [Okta](/org/okta) (OKTA), OpenDNS (now part of [Cisco](/org/cisco)), [Prosper](/org/prosper-business-development), [Qualtrics](/org/qualtrics), ServiceNow (NOW), [Sumo Logic](/org/sumo-logic), SunRun (RUN), and [Zoom](/org/zoom).  Pat holds a B.S. in economics and finance from [Boston College](/org/boston-college).

Pat Grady

Bradbury has built an international reputation for leading security teams and delivering solutions at scale. Most recently, as Senior Vice President and Chief Security Officer at Symantec, Bradbury was responsible for all global security programs, including oversight of the organization’s move to the cloud. Additionally, a significant amount of Bradbury’s career has been spent in security at some of the world’s largest banks, including [ABN AMRO](/org/abn-amro), [Barclays](/org/barclays), [Morgan Stanley](/org/morgan-stanley), and the [Commonwealth Bank of Australia](/org/commonwealth-bank-of-australia). Bradbury joins [Okta](/org/okta) as the company sees continued demand for its cloud-based identity platform to drive remote work, enable digital business, and combat an increasingly evolving threat landscape.

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