Kosta Kalpos
Head of Global Government Affairs & Public Policy
Kosta Kalpos is the Head of Global Government Affairs & Public Policy. Prior to joining Okta, Kosta worked in the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), where he served as Senior Advisor for Cybersecurity. In that role, he served as OMB's senior advisor to the Federal Chief Information Security Officer, Deputy National Cyber Director, and Chairperson to the Federal Acquisition Security Council (FASC).
He also worked on a broad array of cybersecurity policies and initiatives for multiple U.S. Administration. Prior to OMB, Kosta served at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), where he managed several government-wide cybersecurity programs. During his time at CISA, Kosta volunteered for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Surge Capacity Force, where he deployed in response to Hurricane Irma, Maria, and Harvey.
Kosta was also a volunteer member of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Interagency Coordination Center (ICC) for Operation Allies Welcome (OAW), whose mission was to help vulnerable Afghans safely resettle in the United States; honoring a lifelong commitment to upholding the public's trust, in both private and public sector.