Independent director

Paul Sagan

Independent Director·Okta, Inc.

About

Paul Sagan has served as an independent director of Okta since 2025 and chairs the Compensation and Governance Committee. He has extensive public company board experience, including service as Lead Independent Director of VMware and directorships at Thomson Reuters, Moderna, EMC, Dow Jones and others.

As former CEO of Akamai Technologies, a cloud computing and cybersecurity company, he brings direct operational expertise in domains closely adjacent to Okta's business. As a Catalyst Advisor at General Catalyst, a global venture capital and private equity firm, he maintains a current perspective on technology and innovation trends.

He holds a Bachelor of Science from the Medill School of Journalism, Northwestern University.

Since 2025
Age 67
Tenure 1 yr

Also at Okta, Inc.

TM Todd McKinnon Co-Founder, Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer BT Brett Tighe Chief Financial Officer JA Jon Addison Chief Revenue Officer EK Eric Kelleher President and Chief Operating Officer SN Shibu Ninan Chief Accounting Officer LS Larissa Schwartz Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary

Roles

Organization Role Dates Details
Okta, Inc. Independent Director 2025–present Current role
Akamai Technologies, Inc. Chief Executive Officer 2005-2013
Akamai Technologies, Inc. President 1999 to 2010 and 2011 to 2012.
Akamai Technologies, Inc. Vice President and Chief Operating Officer 1998-1999
Akamai Technologies, Inc. Vice Chairman 2013-2015
Time Warner, Inc. Various senior leadership roles 1991-1996

External roles

Organization Role Dates
General Catalyst Catalyst Advisor
Thomson Reuters Director
Moderna, Inc. Director 2018-2026
VMware, Inc. Director (Lead Independent Director) 2014-2023
Akamai Technologies, Inc. Board Member 2005-2015
General Catalyst Executive in Residence 2014-2018
General Catalyst Managing Director 2018-2020

Related

Source: Okta, Inc. SEC filings and official company website

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