Founder Profile
Frederic Kerrest
Last reviewed: October 2026 · By Swet Parvadiya
Who is Frederic Kerrest?
Frederic Kerrest is a founder of Okta, Inc., which was founded in 2009 with Todd McKinnon.
- Company founded
- Okta, Inc.
- Founded
- 2009
- Co-founders
- Todd McKinnon
Background
Stanford computer science graduate with an MBA from MIT Sloan who worked in business development at Salesforce before co-founding Okta.
Founding Story
Frederic Kerrest co-founded Okta with Todd McKinnon in 2009 and led its early sales, partnerships and operations as chief operating officer, later serving as executive vice chairman. He wrote the 2023 book "Zero to IPO" about building a startup to a public listing, and has since stepped back from an operating role at Okta. Frederic Kerrest was born in 1976.
Sources
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- Okta fiscal 2026 fourth quarter and full-year results (Okta, Inc.)
- Okta second quarter fiscal 2027 results (Okta, Inc.)