Rich is Chief Strategist at Veza, where his responsibilities span high-level messaging and positioning, competitive market analysis, product strategy, go-to-market strategy, and evangelism. Prior to Veza, Rich led product management across the entire portfolio at Okta for over 4 years through their IPO, with overall responsibility for product strategy and roadmap. Previously, he led the product management team for Data Loss Prevention at Symantec, and managed products at security startups Vontu and IronPort Systems. He began his career in management consulting at Mitchell Madison Group, earned his Ph.D. in materials science at Caltech, and his undergraduate degree in physics from Stanford. Outside of work, Rich enjoys long walks on his treadmill desk and formulating creative strategies to pry his teenage boys away from YouTube.