Okta, Inc. (NASDAQ:OKTA) has named Eric Kelleher as its President and Chief Operating Officer (COO). Kelleher, who has been with Okta since 2016, will now oversee various departments including Marketing, Customer First, Company Operations, GTM Strategy & Operations, Business Technology, Data & Insights, Communications, and Okta for Good teams. Kelleher previously served as President, Customer Experience & Communications and was pivotal in driving growth, delivering great customer experiences, building brand loyalty, and raising industry awareness of the importance of identity.
During his tenure at Okta, Kelleher has helped scale revenues from $150M to over $2B. He brings over 25 years of customer and global brand experience at successful SaaS companies including Okta, Salesforce, and LinkedIn. Kelleher holds a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and Economics from Georgetown University and a Master’s degree in Computer Science from Stanford.
Additionally, Eugenio Pace, Okta’s President, Business Operations, has decided to retire at the end of March 2025 after nearly four years of exceptional leadership at Okta following the company’s acquisition of Auth0.
Okta, Inc. is known as The World’s Identity Company™ and secures Identity, enabling everyone to safely use any technology. The company's customer and workforce solutions empower businesses and developers to use the power of Identity to drive security, efficiencies, and success, all while protecting their users, employees, and partners. Following these announcements, the company's shares moved -1.3%, and are now trading at a price of $95.75. Check out the company's full 8-K submission here.
