Frederic Kerrest

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Mr. Frederic Kerrest is a Co-Founder & serves as Director & Vice Chairman at Okta. He is a Co-Founder and serves as Managing Partner at Windproof Partners. He is the Founder & serves as Managing Partner at 515 Ventures. He is a Co-Founder & serves as a partner at The Operator Network. He serves as Advisor at Ambient.ai. He also serves as Senior Advisor at Blackstone. He served as Board Member & Chief Operating Officer at Okta. He is responsible for Okta's day-to-day operations, working with employees, partners, and customers to deliver on the company's vision of enabling any organization to use any technology. As a key member of management, he helps set corporate priorities to drive success for the company and its customers. He oversees corporate strategy, corporate development, strategic partnerships, and Okta's social impact arm, Okta for Good. Prior to Okta, he worked in sales and business development at Salesforce.com, and in venture capital at Hummer Winblad Venture Partners. He co-founded and co-hosts the award-winning Zero to IPO podcast, featuring Silicon Valley founders, investors, and entrepreneurs sharing insights from their experiences building businesses. He serves on the Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship Executive Advisory Board and advises early-stage software companies. He is also the Chairman and Co-Founder of System1 Biosciences, a neurotherapeutics company. He earned a B.S. in computer science from Stanford University, and an M.B.A. in Entrepreneurship & Innovation from the MIT Sloan School of Management. He co-founded and served as Chairman at Herophilus.