Kurt Risley

Kurt Risley currently serves as the Senior Sales Engineering Manager at Zscaler since August 2025, following a similar role at Red Canary, a Zscaler company, from February 2022 to August 2025. Prior experience includes positions at Checkmarx, where Kurt was a Senior Product Marketing Manager and held roles in global sales support. At WhiteHat Dynamic by Synopsys, Kurt excelled as a Global Senior Sales Engineer, implementing revenue-generating strategies. Kurt's extensive background in sales engineering and product management is further highlighted by a long tenure at BMC Software, where leadership and technical account management skills were honed. Kurt holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Information Systems from California State University, Long Beach.