# Eric Olden

> Eric Olden is the co-founder, chairman, and CEO of Strata Identity, the Boulder-based company behind the Maverics identity orchestration platform. With more than 25 years in the identity field, he co-authored the SAML federation standard, built the first web single sign-on product and the first Identity-as-a-Service company, and led Oracle's global identity and security division before launching Strata. He has been called the father of modern identity management and holds 13 US patents.

- **Role:** Co-founder, Chairman and CEO at Strata Identity
- **Organizations:** Strata Identity, Oracle, Symplified, Securant Technologies, RSA
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** BS, Sociology, University of California, Berkeley
- **Known for:** Co-authored the SAML standard for identity federation, Built the first web application single sign-on product, Founded the first Identity-as-a-Service company (Symplified)

## Career timeline

- **1995** — While a student at UC Berkeley, co-founds Securant Technologies (ClearTrust), creating the first enterprise web access management product.
- **1995-2001** — President, CTO and Founder at Securant Technologies; the company is later acquired by RSA Security.
- **2001-2006** — Co-authors the SAML identity federation standard, enabling single sign-on across websites.
- **2006-2012** — Founds and serves as Chairman and CEO of Symplified, the first Identity-as-a-Service SSO company, later acquired by RSA.
- **2014-2018** — Leads Oracle's global identity and security division as SVP and GM, Cloud Security and Identity Management.
- **2019** — Co-founds Strata Identity and launches Maverics, the first multi-cloud identity orchestration platform.
- **2022** — Introduces IDQL (Identity Query Language) and the open-source Hexa project hosted by the Cloud Native Computing Foundation.
- **2023** — Strata raises a Series B (~$26M); total funding reaches roughly $40M. Speaks at the Montgomery Summit.
- **2024** — Publishes 'Identity Orchestration for Dummies' for CISOs and identity architects.

## Achievements

- Co-authored the SAML standard for identity federation
- Built the first web application single sign-on product
- Founded the first Identity-as-a-Service company (Symplified)
- Created IDQL (Identity Query Language) and the open-source Hexa project under the CNCF
- Author of 13 US patents in identity management and security
- Led Oracle's global identity and security division
- Strata named a Gartner Cool Vendor and a SINET16 Innovator
- Runner-up for Most Innovative Company at the 2021 RSA Conference
- Author of 'Identity Orchestration for Dummies'
- Forbes Technology Council contributor

## Latest updates

- **2024-09** — Released 'Identity Orchestration for Dummies' aimed at CISOs and identity architects.
- **2023-03** — Spoke at the Montgomery Summit 2023 on identity orchestration.

## Links

- Website: https://strata.io
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/boughtnotsold
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/strataidentity
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@strataidentity
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/strataidentity/

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Last updated: 2026-06-12