Okta Strengthens and Deepens Executive Team With Hires and Promotions Across People, Partnerships and
Corporate Development Teams
Okta, Inc. (NASDAQ:OKTA), the leading independent provider of identity for the enterprise, today announced the
hiring of Monty Gray as senior vice president of Corporate Development, Patrick McCue as senior vice president of Worldwide
Partners, and the promotions of Kristina Johnson to Chief People Officer, and Angela Grady to executive vice president and Chief of
Staff. Gray and McCue bring a combined 40+ years of experience working in enterprise software and identity and access management,
serving in roles across corporate development, strategic partnerships and alliances, and mergers and acquisitions. Johnson has more
than 20 years of experience in human resources, change management and building global teams, and Grady has over 25 years of
experience in global business operations, data and analytics and scaling large organizations.
Details on Executive Hires + Promotions
- Gray will report directly to Frederic Kerrest, co-founder and COO. He will be responsible for
strategy and execution across the Okta Integration Network (OIN), corporate development and strategic partners.
- McCue will report to Charles Race, president of Worldwide Field Operations at Okta. He will be
responsible for forging new partnerships for Okta in a broad array of verticals and geographies while expanding and empowering
existing partners.
- Grady will report directly to Todd McKinnon, co-founder and CEO. She will be responsible for driving
the company’s strategy and planning process and have oversight for all company execution.
- Johnson will also report directly to McKinnon. She will be responsible for global talent acquisition,
people operations and development of people.
Comments on the News
Frederic Kerrest, co-founder and COO of Okta
“Our long-term vision to build Okta into an iconic technology company won’t be possible unless we recognize, recruit, retain
and reward an amazing leadership team. Monty and Patrick bring the deep expertise and executive leadership needed to grow our
corporate footprint and expand the way we partner with other organizations. I’m sure they will both immediately build on the strong
foundation and proven strategy we’ve executed to date. Not only are our new hires critical, we’re also recognizing Kristina and
Angela, who have helped us build and empower the incredible leadership team we have today. Our leadership team is stronger than
ever, with a shared commitment to customers and passion to win.”
Angela Grady, executive vice president and Chief of Staff
“We've surpassed some incredible milestones throughout my four years at Okta, but I've never been more bullish about the
direction of the company," said Grady. "Between the increasing market opportunity for identity management and the stellar team
we've put in place, we're well-positioned to take on new strategic opportunities across geographies and verticals."
Monty Gray, senior vice president of Corporate Development
“The trends and tailwinds in the industry today are all driving toward the fact that identity is a strategic layer in the
enterprise stack,” said Gray. “Okta has demonstrated clear leadership in identity, and corporate development can play a strategic
role in helping maintain and grow that leadership position. I’m looking forward to working with Okta’s awesome leadership team to
build on the company’s success.”
Kristina Johnson, Chief People Officer
“You can’t build a great company without great people,” said Johnson. “Okta continues to put its people first, a strategy
that has helped us build a successful and collaborative company, which in turn benefits our customers. I’m looking forward to
continuing to focus on expanding, empowering and mentoring the great team at Okta.”
Patrick McCue, senior vice president of Worldwide Partners
“Okta’s commitment to building a better company and product through partnerships directly benefits its customers, and is
completely in-line with what I’ve focused on throughout my career,” said McCue. “I couldn’t agree more with Okta’s vision to secure
the ‘extended enterprise,’ across customers, partners, employees and any other audience that needs to access technology. I can’t
wait to get started working with Charles and the rest of the top-notch leadership team at Okta.”
Background on Hires + Promotions
- Angela Grady, executive vice president and Chief of Staff: Grady has been with Okta since
2014, formerly serving as the senior vice president of Global Operations and Chief of Staff. She was previously the senior vice
president, Operations and Chief of Staff for Marketing Cloud & Data.com at Salesforce.
- Monty Gray, senior vice president of corporate development: Gray most recently led corporate
development at SAP where he was responsible for some of their most transformative acquisitions, including Concur, SuccessFactors,
Ariba and most recently Callidus. Under Gray’s leadership, the corporate development team successfully completed approximately 45
acquisitions and targeted strategic investments.
- Kristina Johnson, Chief People Officer: Kristina Johnson has been with Okta since 2015,
formerly serving as vice president of people. Before Okta, Kristina led international human resources at EnerNOC and was a
strategic business partner at the University of California, Berkeley.
- Patrick McCue, senior vice president of worldwide partnerships: Before joining Okta, McCue was
at customer identity and access management company Gigya, where he was responsible for the strategy, development and management
of Gigya's Partner Program, as well as the company's channels and alliances partners. Before that, he served as the VP of
Channels at QlikTech and ExactTarget.
About Okta
Okta is the leading independent provider of identity for the enterprise. The Okta Identity Cloud connects and protects employees
of many of the world's largest enterprises. It also securely connects enterprises to their partners, suppliers and customers. With
over 5,000 integrations, the Okta Identity Cloud enables simple and secure access from any device. Thousands of customers,
including Experian, 20th Century Fox, LinkedIn, Flex, News Corp, Dish Networks, and Adobe trust Okta to work faster, boost revenue
and stay secure. Okta helps customers fulfill their missions faster by making it safe and easy to use the technologies they need to
do their most significant work.
Okta, Inc.
Jenna Kozel King
press@okta.com
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