Okta’s 2021 Tech Up-and-Comers
Meet this year’s list of up-and-coming leaders who are driving the innovation behind your favorite technology.
In our third-annual program, these are the people behind your favorite apps, services, and software. In IT, security, product management, and development, these up-and-coming leaders are thinking differently, leading with passion, and pushing the traditional narratives. Their aim is to move the needle within their organizations, and beyond.
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Natalia Baryshnikova
Head of Product Management, Confluence Experience, Atlassian
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Khanh Nguyen
Senior Engineer, Trello
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Chitra Dharmarajan
Director of Product and Customer Security, Box
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Shilpa Varma
Chief Architect, Box
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Elvis Ha
Senior Director, Product Management, Cornerstone
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Himanshu Singh
Head - Solution Engineering (Pre-Sales), Freshworks
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Lindsey Martin
Director of User Experience, Lucid
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Sara Asher
Sr. Director of Product Management, Einstein, Salesforce
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Rukmini Reddy
VP of Platform Engineering, Slack
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Varsha Garje
Director, Engineering, Sprout Social
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Shayani Roy
VP of Product Management, SurveyMonkey
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Gary Chan
Head of IT Infrastructure and Employee Services, Zoom Video Communications