# Kerry Ok

> Kerry Ok is a B2B technology marketing leader who spent more than twenty years learning how to make invisible things - security, identity, trust - feel urgent. She became Chief Marketing Officer at Okta after joining through the 2021 acquisition of Auth0, where she was SVP of Marketing, and later moved into an Executive Vice President role running Okta's company planning, operations, and AI transformation. Her career runs from F5 Networks and Skytap in the Seattle enterprise scene to the main stage at Oktane, where she has interviewed guests like Jeremy Renner in front of thousands.

- **Role:** Executive Vice President, Company Planning and Operations at Okta
- **Organizations:** Okta, Auth0, Skytap, F5 Networks
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.A. in Business Administration and Marketing, University of Washington
- **Known for:** Rose from an acquired company's marketing lead to Chief Marketing Officer of Okta, Built and led Okta's demand generation, product marketing, brand, digital, and events functions, 20+ years of B2B technology marketing experience across F5 Networks, Skytap, Auth0, and Okta

## Career timeline

- **—** — Held early leadership roles in B2B technology marketing at F5 Networks
- **—** — Led marketing at Skytap in the Seattle cloud software scene
- **—** — Joined Auth0 as Senior Vice President of Marketing, a member of the go-to-market leadership team
- **2021** — Joined Okta through its acquisition of Auth0
- **2023** — Appointed Chief Marketing Officer of Okta, overseeing demand generation, product marketing, brand, and events
- **2025** — Hosted the opening/closing keynote conversation with Jeremy Renner at Oktane 2025 and introduced the 'Just One Project' charity initiative
- **2025** — Moved into an Executive Vice President role leading company planning, operations, and AI transformation

## Achievements

- Rose from an acquired company's marketing lead to Chief Marketing Officer of Okta
- Built and led Okta's demand generation, product marketing, brand, digital, and events functions
- 20+ years of B2B technology marketing experience across F5 Networks, Skytap, Auth0, and Okta
- Expanded her mandate from marketing into company planning, operations, and AI transformation as an EVP
- Hosted a main-stage keynote conversation with actor Jeremy Renner at Oktane 2025

## Latest updates

- **2025-09** — Hosted a keynote conversation with Jeremy Renner and launched the 'Just One Project' charity effort at Oktane 2025 in Las Vegas.
- **2025** — Took on an Executive Vice President role leading Okta's company planning, operations, and AI transformation initiatives.

## Links

- Website: https://www.okta.com/company/leadership/kerry-ok/
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/kerry-ok-593b419

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Last updated: 2026-08-14