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Naren MS

Commander · DISC type D
Regional Sales Head – South & East India | SAARC at Okta
📍 Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Naren MS is a seasoned SaaS sales leader with 14+ years of experience, currently spearheading growth for Okta in India and SAARC. An MBA graduate and Certified Professional Sales Person, he specializes in identity security and building go-to-market teams from scratch. Colleagues describe him as creative, customer-centric, and a strong team player.

As a founding member of Oktas India team, he achieved an impressive 294% of his multi-year sales quota in the first half of fiscal year 2026.

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Experience
15 Years
Current Role
Regional Sales Head – South & East India | SAARC
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Personality Overview

How Naren shows up

Very Quick
Risk-Taker
Strong-Willed

They are not focused on building rapport and relationships. They are very proud of what they do. They like to be in a position where they can control the conversation and terms.

Priorities

Topics Naren cares about

Identity & AI Security
His current role at Okta and recent reflections on the #Oktane2025 conference highlight his focus on identity as the backbone of AI and security.
Building GTM Teams
He has a proven track record of building sales operations from the ground up and frequently posts about hiring new sellers and SDRs for his team in India.
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Career

Work history

2-2025
Regional Sales Head – South & East India | SAARC
Okta
9-2023 - 2-2025
Regional Sales Manager
Okta
8-2021 - 9-2023
Senior Enterprise Account Executive
New Relic, Inc.
7-2020 - 7-2021
Senior Account Manager
Zendesk
11-2019 - 6-2020
Sr Account Executive
Zendesk
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2012 - 2014
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Christ University, Bangalore
2007 - 2010
Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.)
Sheshadripuram Commerce College
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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