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

Michelle Zatlyn is Canadian businesswoman who co-founded cybersecurity firm Cloudflare of which she is president and chief operating officer .[1] She also serves on the company's board of directors.[1] As of April 2024, Zatlyn had a net worth of $1.2 billion according to Forbes.[2]

Early life and education

Michelle Zatlyn was born in 1979 in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada where she grew up.[3][4][5][6] 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.[7][8]

Career

After working at Google and Toshiba, Zatlyn joined the startup I Love Rewards (later Achievers), a global employee rewards program.[9][10] She co-founded Cloudflare with Harvard Business School classmates Matthew Prince and Lee Holloway in 2009.[11][7] She sits on Cloudflare's board and serves as the company's president and COO.[1][12]

Speaking about her co-founding of Cloudflare, Zatlyn 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.[13]

Zatlyn was appointed to the board of directors for Australian software company, Atlassian, in September 2021.[14] She is a member of the Cybersecurity team of the Aspen Institute.[15]

Awards

Zatlyn was named as one of Forbes magazine's "40 Under 40" (2017)[16] and "50 Self-Made Women" (2021);[12] she was also nominated as C100's "Icon of Canadian Entrepreneurship" (2019).[17] As of 2021, she is a member of the Young Global Leaders of the World Economic Forum.[18]

References

  1. ^ a b c Mehta, Stephanie (2020-12-17). "Exclusive: Cloudflare promotes Michelle Zatlyn to president, a gain for women in tech". Fast Company. Archived from the original on 2021-08-17. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
  2. ^ "Michelle Zatlyn". Forbes. April 2024. Archived from the original on 4 April 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  3. ^ Hicks, Glenn. "Saskatchewan billionaire, Prince Albert's Michelle Zatlyn, becomes Wall Street tech titan". paNOW. Archived from the original on 2021-12-17. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
  4. ^ "Groundbreaking Women Honoured by Province as Agents of Change". Saskatoon Starphoenix. March 9, 2020.
  5. ^ "C100's Charter Members have nominated Michelle Zatlyn as C100's 2019 "Icon of Canadian Entrepreneurship"". C100. Archived from the original on 2023-02-13. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
  6. ^ Love, Jim (2023-02-18). "Cloudflare co-founder and president Michelle Zatlyn". www.itworldcanada.com. Archived from the original on 2023-02-25. Retrieved 2023-02-25.
  7. ^ a b Lagorio-Chafkin, Christine (2020-11-06). "Why the CEO of a $350 Million Internet Security Company Practices Radical Transparency". Inc.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-28. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
  8. ^ Murray, Seb (20 January 2019). "Can MBAs create top entrepreneurs?". Financial Times. Archived from the original on 14 April 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  9. ^ "I Love Rewards is Now Achievers - Employee Rewards and Recognition Programs". Achievers. Archived from the original on 2021-09-21. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
  10. ^ Wisenthal, Lucas. "Internet entrepreneur hits the world stage". mcgillnews.mcgill.ca. Archived from the original on 2022-01-03. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
  11. ^ "Michelle Zatlyn". Forbes. Archived from the original on 2021-09-21. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
  12. ^ a b Cai, Kenrick. "Cloudflare Cofounder Michelle Zatlyn Is New Billionaire As Stock Reaches New High". Forbes. Archived from the original on 2021-12-17. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
  13. ^ "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. Archived from the original on 2022-01-03. Retrieved 2021-10-13.
  14. ^ Moore, Ben (September 10, 2021). "Atlassian names billionaire Cloudflare co-founder Michelle Zatlyn to Board of Directors". CRN Australia. Archived from the original on 2021-12-17. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
  15. ^ "Michelle Zatlyn". The Aspen Institute. Archived from the original on 2021-10-28. Retrieved 2021-10-13.
  16. ^ "Michelle Zatlyn". Fortune. Archived from the original on 2021-10-28. Retrieved 2021-10-13.
  17. ^ C100 (2019-08-30). "C100's Charter Members have nominated Michelle Zatlyn as C100's 2019 "Icon of Canadian…". Medium. Archived from the original on 2021-10-29. Retrieved 2021-10-13.((cite web)): CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  18. ^ "Community". The Forum of Young Global Leaders. Archived from the original on 2017-06-29. Retrieved 2021-10-13.

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