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Matthew Hansen

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Regional Chief Security Officer, Americas + Head of Customer Audit at Okta
📍 Greater Houston, United States

Matthew Hansen is the Chief Security Officer for the Americas at Okta, specializing in security risk management for highly regulated industries. With an MBA from the University of Houston-Victoria, he leverages his extensive background in audit and compliance to help customers navigate complex security challenges, particularly around identity and AI.

Outside of work, Matthew is a proud father who enjoys traveling the world with his wife, experiencing new cultures, and attending Formula 1 races with his daughters. He is a self-proclaimed Agent of Change, passionate about strengthening security outcomes for the communities Okta serves.

Unique Fact: He is a major proponent of the "AI Kill Switch," a fail-safe concept for an automated workforce that has gone rogue.

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Experience
16 Years
Current Role
Regional Chief Security Officer, Americas + Head of Customer Audit
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Greater Houston, United States
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Agentic AI Security
A frequent podcast guest and speaker on moving from 'Shadow AI' to governed environments, focusing on treating AI agents as non-human identities with full lifecycle management.
AI Governance
He leads executive discussions on the "AI Kill Switch," focusing on operational resiliency and implementing 'hard stops' for AI agents that bypass security guardrails.
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Career

Work history

6-2026
Regional Chief Security Officer, Americas + Head of Customer Audit
Okta
3-2025
Regional Chief Security Officer, Americas West
Okta
7-2022 - 3-2025
Customer Audit Manager, Trust & Culture Team
Okta
11-2021 - 6-2022
Senior Manager, IT Audit
Attentive
7-2020 - 11-2021
Senior Audit Manager
AIG
In the press

Media appearances

Matthew Hansen – Okta Security Blog (CSO Conversations & Customer Trust Series). Featured in Okta Security Blog
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CSO Conversations: Matthew Hansen, Regional CSO of Americas West. Featured in Okta Security Blog (sec.okta.com)
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Education
MBA
University of Houston-Victoria
BBA
University of Houston-Downtown
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