Frederic Kerrest

Frederick Kerrest is a co-founder of Okta, where he serves as Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice Chairman of the Board. He is a co-founder and partner of The Operator Network. He is an advisor to Ambient.ai. He is also a senior advisor to The Blackstone Group. He was a member of the board of directors and chief operating officer of Okta. He is responsible for the day-to-day operations of Okta, working with employees, partners and customers to implement the company’s vision of enabling any organization to leverage any technology. As a key member of management, he helps set corporate priorities for the success of the company and its customers. He oversees corporate strategy, corporate development, strategic partnerships and Okta’s social impact division, Okta for Good. Prior to Okta, he worked in sales and business development at Salesforce.com and in venture capital at Hummer Winblad Venture Partners. He is the co-founder and host of the award-winning podcast Zero to IPO, in which Silicon Valley founders, investors and entrepreneurs share their thoughts on their experiences building businesses. He serves on the Executive Advisory Board of the Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship and advises early-stage software companies. He is also chairman and co-founder of System1 Biosciences, a neurotherapeutic drug company. He holds a B.S. in Computer Science from Stanford University and an M.S. in Entrepreneurship and Innovation from MIT’s Sloan School of Management, where he was the 2008 recipient of the MIT Patrick J. McGovern, Jr.