Ryan Carlson

Chief Marketing Officer

Ryan Carlson is Chief Marketing Officer at Okta. As the head of Okta's Marketing team, he oversees Corporate Marketing, Communications and Content, Enablement, Solutions Marketing, Demand Generation, Sales Development, and Marketing Technology. His charter? Get the world to know, love, and share the Okta story.

Ryan has worked in technology and startups for more years than he cares to cite. Before joining Okta (back when the team was just a few dozen strong), he ran product for smart-building company Redwood Systems. He's held various product and marketing leadership roles at semiconductor companies Xilinx, Velio, and Cypress.

Ryan holds an MBA from Columbia University and a BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Colorado.

He lives in Oakland with his wife and two young daughters. A few of the hobbies that he has given up include backpacking, fly-fishing, and exercise.

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Okta Named Among Forbes’ Top 100 Cloud Companies

It’s been an exciting month here at Okta. Fresh off of Oktane16, our most successful customer conference yet, Forbes named Okta among the magazine’s Cloud 100, its first-ever ranking of the leading private cloud computing companies in the world. It’s exciting to be ranked No. 15 in this list of impressive names – leaders in every industry, from…

Onward: Telling the Okta Story

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London Calling: #OktaForum Crosses the Pond

First it was the Windy City, then the Big Apple and, to complete our inaugural Identity & Mobility Forum series, our team most recently headed to London. We met with hundreds of IT leaders at the Oxo Tower Wharf for our final Forum event a couple weeks ago. It was an incredible opportunity for us to hear IT leaders discuss their cloud and…

From Chicago and New York to London: Hops and Highlights from Okta’s Identity & Mobility Forum

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Saving Lives with Okta, One Nonprofit at a Time

Many nonprofit organizations rely on us to make their IT departments more secure and efficient amid budget and resource restrictions. From connecting people with the apps they need to powering externally-facing member portals, these organizations use our service to ensure that their IT teams can easily manage access to the tools their constituents…