Jim Alkove

Co-Founder & CEO, OLERIA; Former Salesforce CTO

Jim is co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Oleria, where he drives company strategy, vision and growth. Alkove is a tech industry luminary, with nearly 30 years' experience leading security for some of the world’s largest companies. Most recently, he served as Salesforce’s Chief Trust Officer, and spent over 16 years at Microsoft, serving as Chief Security Officer for Xbox and Corporate Vice President for Enterprise and Security in Microsoft’s Windows and Devices Group. He also held security, privacy and product engineering leadership roles at Google Nest. A formidable force in the security space, Alkove currently serves as strategic advisor to numerous startups including Aembit, SafeBase and Snyk. Jim is an inventor on 50 U.S. patents. He earned a degree in electrical engineering at Purdue University.