Krish Venkatraman serves as the Principal Strategic Advisor, Global Field CTO at Okta, where he plays a pivotal leadership role in shaping product strategy, solution design, architecture, and engineering across a wide spectrum of internal and external stakeholders, including Okta’s top global customers.
With nearly 12 years at Okta, Krish spent 7 years in Professional Services, where he architected identity solutions for some of the company’s largest and most complex deployments. In his current role, Krish sits at the intersection of product and customer, leading field strategy, translating real-world challenges into product direction, and ensuring Okta’s roadmap reflects the needs of customers around the globe.
Prior to Okta, Krish held key roles at IBM and Applied Materials, leading initiatives to mitigate security risks in large-scale enterprise integrations. His deep expertise in enterprise solution architecture, identity, and cybersecurity, combined with strong business acumen, enables him to effectively engage both executives and technical leaders, driving security solutions that are simple, scalable, and relevant in a rapidly evolving digital landscape.
