Summary
Michelle Zatlyn (born July 1979) is a Canadian businesswoman. She is the co-founder, president, chief operating officer and a board member of American content delivery network provider and cybersecurity firm Cloudflare.[1] As of April 2024,[update] Forbes estimated her net worth at US$1.2 billion.[2]
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| Born | July 1979 (age 44) Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada |
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| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
| Title | Co-founder, president, and COO of Cloudflare, Inc. |
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Early life and education edit
Michelle Zatlyn was born in July 1979[3] in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada where she grew up.[4][5][6][7] She attended Carlton Comprehensive High School where she was once the captain of the basketball team.[4] 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.[8][9]
Career edit
After a summer internship at Google and a stint as a product manager at Toshiba,[10][2] Zatlyn joined the founding team of Toronto-based startup I Love Rewards (later Achievers), a global employee rewards program.[11][12][13] She co-founded Cloudflare with Harvard Business School classmates Matthew Prince and Lee Holloway in 2009.[14] She sits on Cloudflare's board and serves as the company's president and COO.[15]
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.[10]
Zatlyn was appointed to the board of directors for Australian software company, Atlassian, in September 2021.[16] She is also a member of the cybersecurity team of Aspen Institute.[17]
Recognition edit
Zatlyn was named as one of Fortune magazine's "40 Under 40" (2017)[18] and Forbes's "50 Self-Made Women" (2021);[19] she was also nominated as C100's "Icon of Canadian Entrepreneurship" (2019).[20] As of 2021, she is a member of the Young Global Leaders of the World Economic Forum.[21]
References edit
- ^ 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 August 17, 2021. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
- ^ a b "Michelle Zatlyn". Forbes. April 2024. Archived from the original on April 4, 2024. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
- ^ "Michelle Zatlyn". gov.uk. Companies House. Archived from the original on April 5, 2024. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
- ^ a b Hicks, Glenn. "Saskatchewan billionaire, Prince Albert's Michelle Zatlyn, becomes Wall Street tech titan". paNOW. Archived from the original on December 17, 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- ^ "Groundbreaking Women Honoured by Province as Agents of Change". Saskatoon Starphoenix. March 9, 2020.
- ^ "C100's Charter Members have nominated Michelle Zatlyn as C100's 2019 "Icon of Canadian Entrepreneurship"". C100. Archived from the original on February 13, 2023. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
- ^ Love, Jim (18 February 2023). "Cloudflare co-founder and president Michelle Zatlyn". www.itworldcanada.com. Archived from the original on February 25, 2023. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
- ^ Lagorio-Chafkin, Christine (November 6, 2020). "Why the CEO of a $350 Million Internet Security Company Practices Radical Transparency". Inc.com. Archived from the original on December 28, 2021. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
- ^ Murray, Seb (January 20, 2019). "Can MBAs create top entrepreneurs?". Financial Times. Archived from the original on April 14, 2022. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
- ^ a b "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. February 11, 2019. Archived from the original on January 3, 2022. Retrieved 2021-10-13.
- ^ Wisenthal, Lucas. "Internet entrepreneur hits the world stage". mcgillnews.mcgill.ca. Archived from the original on January 3, 2022. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
- ^ "Fortune India Exchange" (PDF). Fortune India. February 2020. p. 16. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 31, 2022.
- ^ "I Love Rewards is Now Achievers - Employee Rewards and Recognition Programs". Achievers. Archived from the original on September 21, 2021. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
- ^ "Michelle Zatlyn". Forbes. Archived from the original on September 21, 2021. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
- ^ Cai, Kenrick. "Cloudflare Cofounder Michelle Zatlyn Is New Billionaire As Stock Reaches New High". Forbes. Archived from the original on December 17, 2021. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
- ^ Moore, Ben (September 10, 2021). "Atlassian names billionaire Cloudflare co-founder Michelle Zatlyn to Board of Directors". CRN Australia. Archived from the original on December 17, 2021. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
- ^ "Michelle Zatlyn". The Aspen Institute. Archived from the original on 2021-10-28. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
- ^ "Michelle Zatlyn". Fortune. Archived from the original on October 28, 2021. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
- ^ "America's Richest Self-Made Women". Forbes. 2021-08-05. Archived from the original on 2021-12-04. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
- ^ Moore, Ben (2021-09-10). "Atlassian names billionaire Cloudflare co-founder Michelle Zatlyn to Board of Directors". CRN. Archived from the original on 2024-03-27. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
- ^ "Community". The Forum of Young Global Leaders. Archived from the original on 2017-06-29. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
External links edit
- Cloudflare’s Michelle Zatlyn on getting funding for crazy ideas - TechCrunch Disrupt 2020 interview - September 17, 2020