Okta co-founder and CEO Todd Mc Kinnon shares leadership insights from his unique journey as a founder CEO. Unlike executives groomed for leadership roles, founder CEOs inherit the position through their vision and ideas. Mc Kinnon discusses how Okta is strategically pivoting toward agentic enterprise transformation, with identity and agentic control layers becoming central to cybersecurity.
The company is rapidly adopting Okta for AI Agents and evolving monetization models through expanded go-to-market partnerships. At the Oktane Call 2026 Investor Summit, Okta introduced a comprehensive industry blueprint for securing AI agents, emphasizing collaboration, open standards, and new identity models. Key product launches like Agent SSO and Okta for AI Agents demonstrated real-world impact, with customer stories highlighting productivity, security, and innovation gains.
Helen Riley was appointed to Okta's board of directors, strengthening governance as the company navigates AI security concerns that prompted analyst downgrades of cybersecurity stocks including Palo Alto Networks, Okta, and Sentinel One. Mc Kinnon joined 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss new AI agent management tools and the Blueprint Alliance coalition aimed at addressing corporate AI security challenges.
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