Okta’s 2019 Tech Up-and-Comers

Introducing Okta’s Tech Up-and-Comers List, an awards program recognizing the next generation of technology leaders.

These are the people behind your favorite apps, services, and software — they are the driving force behind today’s most innovative technology. These up-and-coming leaders in IT, security, product management and development are pushing the traditional perimeter to drive innovation and make lasting business impact.

Meet the winners

Up and Comers Tamar Bercovici

Tamar Bercovici
Senior Director of Engineering
Box

Up and Comers Renaud Boutet

Renaud Boutet
VP of Product Management
Datadog

Up and Comers Prem Ananthakrishnan

Prem Ananthakrishnan
VP of Products
Druva

Up and Comers Michelle Dunlea

Michelle Dunlea
Senior Director, Product
Hootsuite

Up and Comers Dane Hurtubise

Dane Hurtubise
VP of Platform & Partnerships
Greenhouse Software

Up and Comers Oded Gal

Oded Gal
Head of Product Management
Zoom

Up and Comers Joel Rennich

Joel Rennich
Director, Jamf Connect
Jamf

Up and Comers Stephen Francetti

Stephen Franchetti
VP of Business Technology
Slack

Up and Comers Katie Guzman

Katie Guzman
Product Management Lead, Growth & Adoption
Asana

Up and Comers Jason Mills

Jason Mills
Director of Product and Customers
Expensify

Up and Comers Vicky Volvovski

Vicky Volvovski
Head of Platform and Core Product
Zapier

How were these winners selected?

We invited people driving product growth at the top 200 apps in the Okta Integration Network--which includes over 5,500 integrations with cloud, mobile and web apps, and IT infrastructure providers--to submit to our first-ever Tech Up-and-Comers awards program. The submissions were evaluated and scored by a judging committee that considered each nominee’s experience, innovation, business impact, and problem-solving skills on a 1-5 scale. The ranking was determined by the cumulative final scores. Judges include: Hector Aguilar, President of Technology at Okta; Chee Chew, Chief Product Office at Twilio; and Julie Bort, Chief Tech Correspondent at Business Insider.