The Okta Mafia
14 people came through Okta and went on to found or lead other companies.
Souvik SenVice President, EngineeringFounded Ema +1Aneel Bhusriformer Director (Greylock Partners representative)Founded WorkdayMatias WoloskiHead of Auth0 LabFounded Auth0Pratyus PatnaikSenior DirectorFounded NatomaJacobo Vidal AbeigónGroup Product ManagerFounded ArenguMichael ZhouSoftware EngineerFounded CodagParesh BhayaSr Director, Product Marketing - Identity ManagementFounded NatomaGaurav BhattacharyaSVP, Digital Workers (Autonomous AI Agents)Founded Jeeva AIKendall CollinsChief Marketing OfficerFounded SalesforceWill Potterengineering managementFounded NatomaJay SrinivasanProduct ManagementFounded StitchflowSamantha MyersEnablement Strategy & PlanningFounded KinomaticZach HartSenior Software EngineerFounded NatomaJason MartinVice PresidentFounded Permiso
Frequently asked questions
- What is the Okta mafia?
- The Okta mafia is the network of 14 people who came through Okta and went on to found or lead other companies, including Ema, Workday, Auth0, Natoma, Arengu.
- Who is in the Okta mafia?
- Notable members include Souvik Sen (Ema), Aneel Bhusri (Workday), Matias Woloski (Auth0), Pratyus Patnaik (Natoma), Jacobo Vidal Abeigón (Arengu), Michael Zhou (Codag), Paresh Bhaya (Natoma), Gaurav Bhattacharya (Jeeva AI), among 14 tracked members.
- What companies did Okta alumni found?
- Companies founded by Okta alumni include Ema, Workday, Auth0, Natoma, Arengu, Codag, Jeeva AI, Salesforce, Stitchflow, Kinomatic.












