Steve Williams

CTO

Plano, Texas, United States28 yrs 8 mos experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Expert in shaping enterprise security strategies.
  • Proven track record with Fortune 500 clients.
  • Innovative leader in identity management solutions.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a leader in cybersecurity and identity management within enterprise SaaS.

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Skills

Core Skills

CybersecurityIt StrategyData PrivacyInformation Risk ManagementSecurity EngineeringRisk ManagementInfrastructure SecurityInformation SecurityInformation Security OperationsEdiscoveryInformation Security AssurancePenetration TestingDesign And ArchitectureSecurity ManagementNetwork Support

Other Skills

Identity ManagementIdentity and Access ManagementGRCComplianceInvestigationsCompliance ReportingBack-office TechnologiesDigital ForensicsVulnerability AssessmentInfrastructureLitigation SupportApplication SecurityComputer ForensicsCISSPIncident Response

About

As the SVP & CTO, Strategy at Okta, I have the honor of shaping Okta's product direction to stay ahead of the most demanding and complex enterprise needs, engaging with Fortune 500 and Global 2000 customers, and ensuring Okta is the most advanced, secure, and credible reference for identity.

Experience

28 yrs 8 mos
Total Experience
4 yrs 1 mo
Average Tenure
3 mos
Current Experience

Okta

SVP & CTO, Strategy

Feb 2026Present · 3 mos · Dallas, Texas, United States · Hybrid

  • Shaping Okta's product direction stays ahead of the most demanding and complex enterprise needs, engaging with Fortune 500 and Global 2000 customers, and ensuring Okta is the most advanced, secure, and credible reference for identity.
CybersecurityIT StrategyInformation SecurityIdentity Management

Ntt data, inc.

CISO for NTT DATA INC GLOBAL

May 2017Feb 2026 · 8 yrs 9 mos · Plano, TX

  • Responsible for the global security and data privacy of NTT DATA, Inc.'s 170,000+ employees, providing architecture, engineering, operations, identity and access management, GRC, DFIR, BISO, and information risk management functions. My goal is to reshape how today's workforce utilizes technology, removing unnecessary friction while enhancing the clarity and transparency of the guardrails needed to responsibly delight our clients. To accomplish this, we are rethinking how security and privacy is implemented - acknowledging that it is more effective and efficient to protect people on their natural "foot paths" than ask them to walk a brand new path entirely. Historically, security and privacy controls demanded that people change too much in their already overly-busy daily lives, which resulted in people finding ways around the very controls meant to keep both them and the company they serve, compliant and safe. Through intelligent and intentional redesign, leveraging adaptable and innovative technologies as well as putting the human experience at the heart of everything, we are building modern security and privacy programs that are truly a revolutionary leap forward.
Data PrivacyIdentity and Access ManagementInformation Risk ManagementGRC

Pearson

VP, Security Engineering & Architecture

Oct 2015May 2017 · 1 yr 7 mos · Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area

  • Partner with the global LOB's to ensure that all technologies, processes and people are being managed with a view towards driving risk to an acceptable level. My team also brings demand for security services to the core security team to ensure ongoing security needs of the business are
  • met. My team also partners with Regional Information Security Officers to ensure local
  • implementations of processes, products, etc. overseen by the BISO are compliant when
  • actually deployed in region.
Security EngineeringRisk ManagementCompliance

Amd

Chief Information Security Officer

Aug 2013Oct 2015 · 2 yrs 2 mos · Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area

  • Responsible for the vision, direction and investment strategy of the global Infrastructure and Information Security teams at AMD. Drive standards and execution across the server, storage, database, network and security teams. Align with the business on technology adoption and platform enablement, and manage vendor and partner relationships for IT Infrastructure.
Infrastructure SecurityInformation Security

Cox communications

Director, Security & Abuse Operations

May 2006Aug 2013 · 7 yrs 3 mos · Atlanta Metropolitan Area

  • Provide leadership for the Information Security Operations teams, both customer facing and internal. Focus areas include customer safety, eDiscovery & investigations, service provider security, enterprise security and account provisioning.
Information Security OperationseDiscoveryInvestigations

Dell

Senior Manager, Information Security

Jan 2000Jan 2006 · 6 yrs · Round Rock, Texas

  • Provided leadership for the Global Information Security Assurance team, to provide key elements of information security to the enterprise including: e-Discovery & forensics, penetration and vulnerability assessment, security awareness and training, risk management, application security, and compliance reporting.
Information Security AssurancePenetration TestingCompliance Reporting

Pagenet

Chief Infrastructure Architect

May 1999Jun 2000 · 1 yr 1 mo · Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex

  • Provided design and architecture services for the nation's largest paging company on their back-office technologies.
Design and ArchitectureBack-office Technologies

Jpmorgan chase

Director, Southern Region Infrastructure

May 1997May 1999 · 2 yrs · Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex

  • Responsible for the security, network, server and desktop teams (46 direct reports) that engineered and supported the heterogeneous Novell and Windows NT network across Texas, Louisiana and Oklahoma.
Security ManagementNetwork Support

Education

Michigan State University

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