Okta appoints Helen Riley to board, Emilie Choi steps down.

By Bobby Samwell • Saturday, September 19 16:02 • Permanent Link

Okta named Helen Riley to its board of directors effective Sept. 18, 2026, and said Emilie Choi stepped down from the board on Sept. 14.

Riley is chief financial officer and chief operating officer at X, The Moonshot Factory, a subsidiary of Alphabet. She joined X in 2015 as vice president and chief financial officer and took on her expanded executive role in 2023. Before that, she spent more than two decades in senior finance roles at Alphabet and Google.

Her board experience includes serving at Eventbrite from July 2018 to April 2026 and at Marqeta from May 2020 to June 2025.

The change leaves Okta with one new director replacing a departing member in the same week. The company framed the move around its push into securing AI, saying Riley’s background in finance and operations would support that effort. The market has reacted to these announcements by moving the company's shares -4.03% to a price of $182.37. For the full picture, make sure to review Okta's 8-K report.

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