Our Team

Todd McKinnon is the CEO and co-founder of Okta, the leading provider of enterprise identity, which he co-founded in 2009 with Frederic Kerrest. Under Todd’s leadership, Okta has transformed the way millions of people access technology and put identity at the forefront of security.

Todd’s experience as a leader and technology visionary spans more than 25 years, with deep roots in enterprise software and cloud transformation. Prior to Okta, he led engineering at Salesforce.com, where he grew the team from 15 people to more than 250, and the service from two million daily transactions to more than 150 million. Todd started his career at PeopleSoft, where he held a number of engineering and leadership roles throughout his 8-year tenure.

Todd earned his bachelor’s degree in management and information systems from Brigham Young University and his master’s in computer science from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. A Bay Area native, Todd is an advisor to Family House and an advocate for equality and inclusion. He is a husband and father, an exercise addict, and a mountain bike enthusiast.

Frederic Kerrest is the Executive Vice Chairman, COO, and co-founder of Okta. He’s responsible for our day-to-day operations, working with employees, partners and customers to deliver on the company’s mission of leveraging technology to make companies more productive and secure.

Prior to Okta, Frederic worked at Hummer Winblad Venture Partners. He also started and built the Latin America sales organization at Salesforce.com. Frederic currently serves as a mentor at the MIT Trust Center for Entrepreneurship and the Stanford StartX Accelerator program and a member of the Board of Trustees of The Ocean School in Los Angeles, CA.

Hector Aguilar is the President of Technology at Okta, and is responsible for running engineering and technology. His focus is developing strategic planning for the direction of product development activities and managing the engineering team, as well as business technology and corporate IT.

Prior to Okta, Hector served in a variety of roles at ArcSight since its inception, driving technology development as the CTO and Vice President of Software Development for the company during its successful IPO in 2008 and after its acquisition by Hewlett Packard. Hector also has experience in software engineering and management at Impresse, ICA, Grupo Televisa and Ericsson, bringing over 25 years of networking, security and software development experience to Okta.

Hector earned his bachelor's degree in electronic systems engineering as well as his master's degree in computer science from the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey. Hector also enjoys running and taking bike rides with his family.

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.

David Bradbury is Chief Security Officer at Okta. As CSO, he leads overall security execution for the organization and his team is responsible for navigating the evolving threat landscape to best protect employees and customers. In addition, he is instrumental in helping Okta’s customers continue to adopt and accelerate Zero Trust security strategies. 

Prior to joining Okta, Bradbury was Senior Vice President and Chief Security Officer at Symantec where he led and had global oversight of all cyber security and physical security programs. 

Bradbury has built an international reputation for leading and delivering cybersecurity at scale. He has worked across his native Australia, as well as in the United Kingdom and the United States, leading highly-regarded security teams at some of the world’s largest banks, including ABN AMRO, Barclays, Morgan Stanley and the Commonwealth Bank of Australia. He holds a B.S. in Computer Science from the University of Sydney.

Ryan Carlson is the CMO of Okta, overseeing demand generation, brand, customer marketing, public relations, analyst relations, partner marketing, and corporate communications. Ryan has worked in technology and startups for more years than he cares to tell everyone reading this blog post. Before joining Okta (back when the team was just a few dozen strong), he ran product for Redwood Systems and he has held various product and marketing leadership roles at 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.

Isabelle Duarté is the SVP, CMO, EMEA, at Okta, where she has strategic responsibility for driving demand for 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. 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.

As General Manager, EMEA, Jesper Frederiksen is responsible for driving 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’s brand awareness in the region.
 
Jesper brings more than 25 years of sales, technology and leadership experience to Okta, most recently spending four years with DocuSign, leading the company’s expansion across EMEA as Vice President and General Manager. Prior to DocuSign, Jesper held various leadership roles at Parallels, Symantec, Google and NetIQ.
 
Outside of work, Jesper enjoys running, playing golf, reading and traveling. Having lived in Denmark, Germany and the UK, Jesper considers himself a “true European.”

Angela Grady is Executive Vice President & Chief of Staff to the CEO at 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 earned her bachelor's degree in English Literature at the University of California, Los Angeles. She enjoys cooking, running and traveling the world with her family.

Kristina brings more than 20 years of human resources experience to 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, 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 earned her Bachelor’s degree in English Literature and Master’s Degree in Business at California State University of East Bay. Outside of Okta, she enjoys exercising, golfing and spending time with her family.

Diya Jolly joins Okta from Google, where she was Vice President of Product Management, driving large-scale adoption for some of the company’s most critical products including Google Home, Nest, YouTube monetization, and Gmail monetization. She served in those roles from 2011 until 2019. Prior to that, Jolly served as Vice President of Product at FreeWheel and in various product roles at Microsoft and Motorola. Jolly received her MBA from Harvard Business School and attended the University of Michigan as an undergraduate.

Chris Kramer is the Chief Accounting Officer at Okta.  As Chief Accounting Officer, Chris manages Okta's accounting, tax and procurement operations.

Prior to 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, an information technology performance company.  Chris also held various finance positions with Varian, Inc., SOLA International, 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.

Bill Losch is the Chief Financial Officer at Okta. As CFO, Bill manages Finance, Investor Relations and Workplace Services. He also plays an instrumental role in managing the company’s continued growth and expansion into new markets.

Prior to Okta, Bill served as CFO at MobiTV, Inc., a leading technology platform provider of multiscreen video delivery services. Bill also served as the Chief Accounting Officer at DreamWorks Animation, SKG, Inc., as Vice President of Finance and Chief Accounting Officer at Yahoo! Inc., and has held various leadership positions at Universal Studios, Inc. and KPMG, bringing to Okta more than 20 years of corporate financial experience. Bill currently serves on the board of directors of Druva, Inc.

Bill earned his bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of California, Los Angeles, and is a licensed CPA (inactive) in the State of California. Bill also enjoys running, hiking, and all Bay Area sports teams.

As President, Worldwide Field Operations, Charles Race is responsible for growing Okta’s addressable market, building a world class delivery capability built on customer and partner success, and driving revenue growth in the US and internationally. Charles’ team includes worldwide sales, customer success and support, partner ecosystems, field marketing, professional services and business operations.

Charles brings more than 25 years of technology and leadership experience to Okta, having most recently spent the last 11 years in various leadership roles at Informatica. As Informatica’s Executive Vice President of Worldwide Field Operations, Charles gained extensive go-to-market experience across global sales, business development, services and support. Charles has also held a variety of leadership roles at Hummingbird, uSwitch, Phillips and Rolls-Royce Industrial Power.

He earned a B.E. in computer science from the University of York.

Jon Runyan is 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, Jon served as Okta's outside corporate counsel from the time of its formation. In private practice, Jon was a partner in Goodwin Procter's San Francisco offices as a member of the firm’s Technology Companies practice. Prior to joining Goodwin Procter, Jon was an associate in Gunderson Dettmer’s Menlo Park offices.

Jon holds a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from San Diego State University, an MBA from the Yale School of Management, and a JD from U.C. Hastings, where he was a member of the Hastings Law Journal.

When not in the office, Jon enjoys hiking with his family in Marin County, golfing, fishing and is an avid San Francisco Giants and San Diego Chargers fan.

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.

Todd McKinnon is the CEO and co-founder of Okta, the leading provider of enterprise identity, which he co-founded in 2009 with Frederic Kerrest. Under Todd’s leadership, Okta has transformed the way millions of people access technology and put identity at the forefront of security.

Todd’s experience as a leader and technology visionary spans more than 25 years, with deep roots in enterprise software and cloud transformation. Prior to Okta, he led engineering at Salesforce.com, where he grew the team from 15 people to more than 250, and the service from two million daily transactions to more than 150 million. Todd started his career at PeopleSoft, where he held a number of engineering and leadership roles throughout his 8-year tenure.

Todd earned his bachelor’s degree in management and information systems from Brigham Young University and his master’s in computer science from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. A Bay Area native, Todd is an advisor to Family House and an advocate for equality and inclusion. He is a husband and father, an exercise addict, and a mountain bike enthusiast.

Frederic Kerrest is the Executive Vice Chairman, COO, and co-founder of Okta. He’s responsible for our day-to-day operations, working with employees, partners and customers to deliver on the company’s mission of leveraging technology to make companies more productive and secure.

Prior to Okta, Frederic worked at Hummer Winblad Venture Partners. He also started and built the Latin America sales organization at Salesforce.com. Frederic currently serves as a mentor at the MIT Trust Center for Entrepreneurship and the Stanford StartX Accelerator program and a member of the Board of Trustees of The Ocean School in Los Angeles, CA.

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.

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.

Pat Grady is a partner at Sequoia Capital, where he has been involved with investments in Elevate Credit (ELVT), First Republic Bank (FRC), HubSpot (HUBS), Jive, MarkLogic, Medallia, Merlin Securities (now part of Wells Fargo), Namely, Okta (OKTA), OpenDNS (now part of Cisco), Prosper, Qualtrics, ServiceNow (NOW), Sumo Logic, SunRun (RUN), and Zoom.  Pat holds a B.S. in economics and finance from Boston College.

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 [email protected] 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 has a BA in Computer Science from Columbia University and an MS in Computer Science from UCLA. He serves on the board of many companies, and you can follow Ben on "Ben's Blog", where he covers everything from how CEOs should hire executives to how to minimize politics in your company, and Twitter, @bhorowitz.

Mike Kourey is currently the Chief Financial Officer at Vlocity, leading the company’s global finance, IT, business operations and corporate development functions. He brings more than 25 years of financial and strategic leadership experience as an executive, board member and advisor at high-growth SaaS, networking and communications companies, most recently serving as the CFO of Medallia. In addition to shepherding five successful IPOs -- Okta, RingCentral, Aruba Networks, Riverbed Networks and Polycom -- Mike has significant experience executing venture raises at increasing valuations and driving significant revenue and customer growth.

Mike holds a B.S. from the University of California, Davis, and an M.B.A. from Santa Clara University.

Ms. Saeger served as Executive Vice President at Charles Schwab from 2004 until 2011, most recently as Chief Marketing Officer. Prior to joining 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, 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 (ANA). She holds a B.A. from Muhlenberg College and an M.B.A. from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Ms. Saeger brings to the Okta Board of Directors valuable expertise in consumer and business-to-business marketing, strategic planning and brand development.

Mike Stankey is the vice chairman at Workday, where he previously served as the president and chief operating officer from 2009 to June 2015. In addition to his role at Workday, Mike serves on the board of directors of Code42 Software and Cloudera. From 2007 to 2009, Mike was an operating partner at 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.

Michelle Wilson has been a director of Zendesk, Inc. (NYSE: ZEN) since January 2014. From 1999 to 2012, Michelle served as Senior Vice President and General Counsel, as well as a variety of other senior roles, at Amazon.com. Michelle also serves on the boards of directors of Pinterest and Stripe, and previously served on the board of directors of Cascade Public Media, a nonprofit company that operates the Seattle PBS television affiliate KCTS 9. Prior to Amazon.com, Michelle was a partner at Perkins Coie LLP.

Michelle holds a B.A. in finance from University of Washington and a J.D. with honors from University of Chicago.