# Stephen Koza

> Stephen Koza is the CEO of EverOps, a San Francisco DevOps and IT operations partner that embeds engineering teams inside high-growth companies. A Texas-raised electrical engineer who traded the lab bench for the sales floor, he spent 17 years building go-to-market functions in Silicon Valley, most notably growing Cisco Meraki's global service provider business from zero to $400M and leading industrial sales at Samsara. As Managing Partner at Blue Ono Capital he led the investment in EverOps in 2022, then stepped in to run it, pairing an inner-nerd love of technology with a people-first, no-jerks approach to building teams.

- **Role:** Chief Executive Officer at EverOps
- **Organizations:** EverOps, Blue Ono Capital, Samsara, Cisco Meraki
- **From:** Texas, United States
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** BS, Electrical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin
- **Known for:** Grew Cisco Meraki's global service provider business from inception to $400M in annual revenue with a global team of 60., Built a new industrial sales division at Samsara ahead of its NYSE IPO., Led leadership of international teams generating over $1B in revenue across his career.

## Career timeline

- **2004** — Graduated from The University of Texas at Austin with a BS in Electrical Engineering.
- **2004-2010s** — Began as an engineer, then moved into sales at a startup later acquired by Motorola; built a career in sales and sales leadership.
- **2015-2019** — Director of Global Service Provider Sales at Cisco Meraki, growing the business from inception to $400M in annual revenue with a global team of 60.
- **2019-2020** — Director of Industrial Sales at Samsara (NYSE: IOT), building a new business division ahead of its IPO.
- **2020-2022** — Managing Partner at Blue Ono Capital, investing in and advising early-stage businesses; led the investment in EverOps.
- **2022** — Became Chief Executive Officer of EverOps in February 2022, backed by Blue Ono Capital, Riviera Capital and others.

## Achievements

- Grew Cisco Meraki's global service provider business from inception to $400M in annual revenue with a global team of 60.
- Built a new industrial sales division at Samsara ahead of its NYSE IPO.
- Led leadership of international teams generating over $1B in revenue across his career.
- As Managing Partner at Blue Ono Capital, led the investment in EverOps and transitioned into its CEO role.
- Active advisor to early-stage startups.

## Latest updates

- **2022-02** — Appointed Chief Executive Officer of EverOps, backed by an investment he led through Blue Ono Capital.

## Links

- Website: https://everops.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/stephenkoza

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Last updated: 2026-07-27