Remy Champion

Senior Manager, Tech for Good

Remy Champion is a Senior Manager leading Okta's Tech for Good team. She's worked in the Identity space for the last 8 years, building marketing programs at Stormpath prior to joining Okta. Tech for Good aims to empower nonprofits to pursue their missions by enabling Identity solutions and the latest in technical tools. Remy has experience in many facets of marketing, including campaigns, database, and product marketing.

Remy spends her free time pursuing her favorite outdoor activities: hiking, surfing, and open-water swimming. She's also a frequent volunteer and spent 5 years leading marketing and operations for a clean water nonprofit.

Identity for impact: Follow three nonprofits on their journeys with Okta’s Innovation Lab

Take a moment to imagine: for the smallholder farmers who supply 80% of food to emerging nations, what a difference it would make if they had timely, targeted agricultural research available at their fingertips—local weather reports, detailed climate data, and insight into when to sow and when to harvest. Or think about how valuable it would be to…

Okta For Good Innovation Lab: See how technology is enabling social progress

Nonprofit organizations know what services and support their communities need. Given access to technological empowerment, this expertise enables them to envision and execute purpose-built innovations that solve specific problems. But such technology isn’t always within reach for budget-constrained nonprofits. They face ongoing challenges keeping…

Okta’s Innovation Lab: Revolutionizing nonprofit collaboration

The Innovation Lab launched in 2021 with a bold mission: Empowering nonprofits with long-term, no-strings-attached support that includes financial investment, technology, and expertise. We believe this method enables nonprofits to make the greatest impact possible. It’s a new philosophy for philanthropy—and one that we put to the test with three…

Answering children in crisis with cloud technology

Child helplines worldwide are inundated with 30 million calls per year, and millions of calls go unanswered. That puts in perspective the scale of the challenge facing the nonprofits on the other side of the phone. Better technology and access to data are crucial, but the first step is for social change leaders to take stock of the tools they need…

How Identity empowers prosperity for micro-retailers

There’s a good reason solving poverty is a top priority for socially minded organizations. Providing people with opportunities to prosper has a ripple effect on other injustices. When struggling communities have more access to financial resources, they can better counter issues with education, infrastructure, nutrition, and shelter at both a…

The impact of employee volunteering with Okta for Good

Okta for Good is our response to calls for action on global social issues, including climate change, the digital divide, racial justice, and inclusive pathways into technology. Working in partnership with business units across Okta, Okta for Good drives meaning and purpose within the organization and beyond, connecting employees to the nonprofit…

The future of farming hinges on digital access

Smallholder farmers are crucial to addressing global issues like climate change, food insecurity, and poverty. These farmers are responsible for feeding 80% of people living in lower-income countries but often live on a daily income of just $2. Their lack of access to relevant and timely information at scale makes it increasingly difficult for…

Zero Trust Secures Nonprofits’ Links to Clients, Staff, and Volunteers

Every week, reports of cyberattacks hit the news. While these headlines primarily focus on for-profit businesses, nonprofits are not immune. In 2021, U.S. businesses and public entities suffered 26,074 incidents, with a total cost of close to $2.6 billion, according to the U.S. Government Accountability Office. Nonprofits make attractive targets…

The Changing Role of the CISO: A Q&A with Okta CSO, David Bradbury

I had the opportunity to talk with David Bradbury, CSO at Okta, about what it’s been like to manage his team and security for the broader organization during this time. I learned that, while the initial shift to remote work in early March brought to light many challenges for CISOs across every industry, it’s also opened new opportunities for those…

When to Retire the Monolith: Is a Move to Microservices in Your Future?

We’ve seen monumental changes in personal computing over the past few decades. The more sophisticated a device becomes, the more compact its design and the more advanced its capabilities. Take mobile phones: their first iterations were cumbersome and slow compared to the sleek, fast smartphones we now carry in our pockets. And modern-day laptops…