Jeff Hudson
CEO Emeritus
Jeff is a visionary leader with over 35 years of leadership and management experience in cybersecurity and information technology. As the CEO of Venafi for 14 years, he led the creation of the machine identity management category, which has become the next big area of cybersecurity investment for organizations worldwide. Venafi is the recognized leader and innovator with over 30 patents covering every category of machine identity. Additionally, Venafi is the open-source leader for machine identity management in Kubernetes. Jeff guided the growth of Venafi from the early beginnings as a venture backed startup to a multinational multi-hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue company. He speaks regularly to global audiences at technology and business conferences worldwide and has been recognized as an Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst & Young and CEO of the Year in Utah by Utah Business. In his role of CEO Emeritus, Jeff works with CISOs and CIOs and the cybersecurity industry to shape a safe and secure world. He is a powerful voice in the industry, for customers, the company and the safety and security of the digital world he has helped create throughout his career.