Cris Paden

Cris Paden is an experienced communications professional currently serving as Director of Executive Communications for the Splunk Products and Technology Group since April 2024 and as Director of Corporate Communications at Roblox since July 2023. Previous roles include Director of Corporate Communications at Twilio Inc., where responsibilities included crisis communications and public policy, and Director of Corporate Communications at CrowdStrike, focusing on internal and external communications strategies. Paden has also held senior management positions at Palo Alto Networks and Adobe, as well as director roles at Juniper Networks and AtHoc, where significant achievements included managing entries in Gartner's Magic Quadrant. Early in a career spanning over two decades, Paden served at Symantec and Fleishman-Hillard. Paden holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Government from the University of Oklahoma.