Michelle Zatlyn

Michelle Zatlyn is co-founder, president, and chief operating officer of the cybersecurity firm Cloudflare.[1] She also serves on the company's board of directors.[1]

Michelle Zatlyn
Michelle Zatlyn (2019)
Bornc. 1979
Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada
Education
OccupationEntrepreneur
TitleCo-founder, president, and COO of Cloudflare, Inc.
Board member of

Early life and education

Zatlyn was born and raised in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada.[2][3][4][5]

She graduated from McGill University with a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry in 2001 and then got a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School.[6][7]

Career

After working at Google and Toshiba, Zatlyn joined the startup I Love Rewards (later Achievers), a global employee rewards program.[8][9]

Zatlyn co-founded Cloudflare with Harvard Business School classmates Matthew Prince and Lee Holloway in 2009.[10][6] She sits on Cloudflare's board and serves as the company's president and COO.[1][11]

In speaking about her co-founding of Cloudflare, she states:

When we came up with Cloudflare, I knew nothing about internet security, but I care a lot about liking what I'm doing. I knew if I could help create internet security, that's something I could work hard for and be proud [of]; 10 years later, we have 165 data centres, 12 million domains and more than 800 employees.[12]

Zatlyn was appointed to the board of directors for Australian software company, Atlassian, in September 2021.[13] She is a member of the Cybersecurity team of the Aspen Institute.[14]

Awards

Zatlyn was named as one of Forbes magazine's "40 Under 40" (2017)[15] and "50 Self-Made Women" (2021);[11] she was also nominated as C100's "Icon of Canadian Entrepreneurship" (2019).[16] As of 2021, she is a member of the Young Global Leaders of the World Economic Forum.[17]

References
  1. Mehta, Stephanie (2020-12-17). "Exclusive: Cloudflare promotes Michelle Zatlyn to president, a gain for women in tech". Fast Company. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
  2. Hicks, Glenn. "Saskatchewan billionaire, Prince Albert's Michelle Zatlyn, becomes Wall Street tech titan". paNOW. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
  3. "Groundbreaking Women Honoured by Province as Agents of Change". Saskatoon Starphoenix. March 9, 2020.
  4. "C100's Charter Members have nominated Michelle Zatlyn as C100's 2019 "Icon of Canadian Entrepreneurship"". C100. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
  5. Love, Jim (2023-02-18). "Cloudflare co-founder and president Michelle Zatlyn". www.itworldcanada.com. Retrieved 2023-02-25.
  6. Lagorio-Chafkin, Christine (2020-11-06). "Why the CEO of a $350 Million Internet Security Company Practices Radical Transparency". Inc.com. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
  7. Murray, Seb (20 January 2019). "Can MBAs create top entrepreneurs?". Financial Times.
  8. "I Love Rewards is Now Achievers - Employee Rewards and Recognition Programs". Achievers. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
  9. Wisenthal, Lucas. "Internet entrepreneur hits the world stage". mcgillnews.mcgill.ca. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
  10. "Michelle Zatlyn". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
  11. Cai, Kenrick. "Cloudflare Cofounder Michelle Zatlyn Is New Billionaire As Stock Reaches New High". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
  12. "Michelle Zatlyn: 'That's why I fell in love with tech. We're helping customers and users around the world'; Cloudflare co-founder knew nothing about internet security, but cared a lot about liking what she was doing". The Globe and Mail. Feb 11, 2019. Retrieved 2021-10-13.
  13. Moore, Ben (September 10, 2021). "Atlassian names billionaire Cloudflare co-founder Michelle Zatlyn to Board of Directors". CRN Australia. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
  14. "Michelle Zatlyn". The Aspen Institute. Retrieved 2021-10-13.
  15. "Michelle Zatlyn". Fortune. Retrieved 2021-10-13.
  16. C100 (2019-08-30). "C100's Charter Members have nominated Michelle Zatlyn as C100's 2019 "Icon of Canadian…". Medium. Retrieved 2021-10-13.
  17. "Community". The Forum of Young Global Leaders. Retrieved 2021-10-13.
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