Inside Okta: Securing enterprise identity and pioneering the agentic AI future

Okta is a cloud-native identity and access management provider that secures user authentication and authorization for businesses.

The company generates revenue through subscription-based licenses for workforce and customer identity solutions.

Leadership is highly focused on expanding its core business from managing human and machine identities to securing the rapidly emerging ecosystem of AI agents.

Unlike competitors tied to broader security or cloud ecosystems, Okta competes on its strict independence and neutrality, boasting over 7,000 out-of-the-box integrations.

Its "Identity Security Fabric" consolidates disparate identity tools into a single control plane.

Key product advantages include Auth0 for developer-led customer identity, alongside emerging enterprise solutions like Okta Identity Governance (OIG) and Okta Privileged Access (OPA).CEO Todd McKinnon emphasizes that securing AI is fundamentally an identity security problem, championing open standards like Cross App Access to govern agentic workflows.

Meanwhile, COO Eric Kelleher and CFO Brett Tighe are prioritizing go-to-market specialization, dividing the sales force by IT and developer personas to drive productivity and land larger enterprise deals.

All sourced directly from Okta's own leadership from earnings calls and analyst briefings.