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Akeyless’ unique combination of innovative technology and cloud-native architecture, enables enterprises to easily secure DevOps cloud workloads, and legacy environments, while meeting compliance and regulations.

About Akeyless Security

Akeyless Leadership Team

Akeyless is led by a seasoned team with proven track records and diverse backgrounds in security,
cryptography, operational management and international business. Akeyless’ management team uses
their collective experience to reimagine and put into practice a whole new way of integrating security
into continuous development and IT infrastructure to enable operation and protection synergy.

  • Shai Onn

    Shai Onn

    Co-Founder and President

    Shai is a serial entrepreneur and an accomplished business executive with vast international experience. Among his previous roles were Founder & Chairman of fireglass (acquired by Symantec), Israel Country Manager, CA Technologies and Executive VP at Ness Technologies. Shai holds an MBA from Tel Aviv University and a B.Sc. in Computer Science & Economics from Bar Ilan University.

    Shai Onn

    Co-Founder and President

  • Oded Hareven

    Oded Hareven

    Co-Founder and CEO

    Oded, a veteran of the IDF Cyber-Security elite unit, specializes in Identity and Access Management technologies and has held various senior product and project management positions in both enterprise organizations and startups. Among his previous roles were Director of Product Management at Moovit (acquired by Intel) and Senior Project Manager at CA Technologies. Oded holds a BA in Management & Economics from the Open University of Israel.

    Oded Hareven

    Co-Founder and CEO

  • Refael Angel

    Refael Angel

    Co-Founder and CTO

    Refael is a seasoned software engineer with expertise in cryptography. He is the mastermind behind Akeyless’ Zero-Trust encryption technology with 2 submitted patents. Formerly, Refael was a Senior Software Engineer at Intuit R&D center in Israel. Refael holds a B.Sc. in Computer Science from the Jerusalem College of Technology (graduated at the age of 19).

    Refael Angel

    Co-Founder and CTO

  • Ronen Fischler

    Ronen Fischler

    COO

    A builder, operator, and entrepreneur, Ronen turns strategy into revenue by driving GTM execution and removing barriers to customer success. As COO at Akeyless, he’s scaling growth and making security adoption frictionless. Previously, he led successful exits and built high-performing global teams at Amdocs, Sisense, and NICE, pioneering new revenue models and market shifts in data, AI, and cybersecurity.

    Ronen Fischler

    COO

  • Omer Cohen

    Omer Cohen

    CFO

    Omer leads finance for Akeyless, bringing experience in strategic thinking, planning, and execution to help companies scale. Prior to Akeyless, Omer held various executive positions at JFrog (NASDAQ: FROG) for 12 years. Omer holds a BA in Economics and Psychology, as well as an Executive MBA.

    Omer Cohen

    CFO

  • Yael Fainaro

    Yael Fainaro

    CSO

    Yael Fainaro is a strategic business leader with more than 25 years of experience driving growth, market expansion, and category creation across technology companies. As Chief Strategy Officer at Akeyless, she leads corporate strategy and ecosystem partnerships, helping shape the company’s direction in identity security for the AI era. Prior to Akeyless, Yael served as President and Chief Business Officer at RGo Robotics. Previously, she held senior leadership roles at CyberArk, Cisco, and Synamedia. Yael holds a master’s degree in Business Management and bachelor’s degrees in Law and Economics from Tel Aviv University.

    Yael Fainaro

    CSO

  • Suresh Sathyamurthy

    Suresh Sathyamurthy

    CMO

    Suresh leads marketing for Akeyless Security. He is a board advisor for startups and institutions including Factors.AI (AI/ML Based marketing intelligence platform), VenElite (Fintech platform for individual investors to access VC assets), and University of Washington (Employer Advisory Board for UW Foster School of Business).

    Suresh Sathyamurthy

    CMO

  • Eyal Porat

    Eyal Porat

    VP of Engineering

    Eyal is a seasoned engineering leader with 25 years of experience in building and scaling high-performing teams, driving innovation, and delivering complex products. With deep expertise in software, architecture, and infrastructure, he excels at leading cross-functional teams and fostering collaboration across engineering, product, and business units. Among his previous roles were VP of R&D in a cybersecurity startup, an ADM at Microsoft, and an officer at Unit 8200.

    Eyal Porat

    VP of Engineering

  • Limor Cohen

    Limor Cohen

    VP HR

    Limor is an experienced HR leader specializing in building and scaling people strategies in high-growth technology companies. As VP of HR at Akeyless, she leads the company’s global people function, driving culture, organizational growth, and employee experience. Prior to Akeyless, Limor was VP of HR at Sightful and spent over six years at JFrog in senior HR leadership roles, where she supported the company’s rapid growth and global expansion. She also held HR leadership positions at SolarEdge earlier in her career. Limor holds an M.A. in Organizational Development and Consulting.

    Limor Cohen

    VP HR

  • Shahar Inbar

    Shahar Inbar

    VP Sales, International

    Shahar is a dynamic, results-driven sales executive with 25+ years of global sales leadership, recognized for innovative strategies that boost market share, revenue, and brand presence. Skilled in building high-performance teams, he navigates complex, multi-cultural environments to deliver measurable results. He embraces a collaborative, customer-centric approach, fostering transparency, accountability, and continuous learning while forging strong relationships that drive sustainable success.

    Shahar Inbar

    VP Sales, International


Our Investors

  • JVP
  • Team8
  • NGP Capital
  • Deutsche Bank

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