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Michelle Zatlyn
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Michelle Zatlyn

Canadian businesswoman (born 1979)

Michelle Zatlyn (born July 1979) is a Canadian businesswoman. She is the co-founder, president, and chief operating officer of American content delivery network provider and cybersecurity firm Cloudflare.2

From Wikipedia’s article on Michelle Zatlyn (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Jul 1979.1

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Early life and education

  • Date not recordedMcGill University Bachelor of Science; chemistry3
  • Date not recordedHarvard Business School Master of Business Administration3

Michelle Zatlyn was born in July 1979 in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada where she grew up. She attended Carlton Comprehensive High School where she was once the captain of the basketball team. She graduated from McGill University with a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry in 2001 and subsequently completed a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from Harvard Business School. Zatlyn is married and has two children. She lives in San Francisco.

From Wikipedia’s article on Michelle Zatlyn (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Career

Occupation: founder, entrepreneur.8

  • Since 2020President6 7
  • Since 2009Board member, Cloudflare5
  • Since 2009Chief operating officer6 7
  • Date not recordedCo-founder, chief operating officer, Cloudflare4
  • Date not recordedWorked at Achievers4
  • Date not recordedWorked at Toshiba4
  • Date not recordedWorked at Google4

After a summer internship at Google and a stint as a product manager at Toshiba, Zatlyn joined the founding team of Toronto-based startup I Love Rewards (later Achievers), a global employee rewards program. She co-founded Cloudflare with Harvard Business School classmates Matthew Prince and Lee Holloway in 2009. She sits on Cloudflare's board and serves as the company's president and COO.

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.Zatlyn was appointed to the board of directors for Australian software company, Atlassian, in September 2021. She is also a member of the cybersecurity team of Aspen Institute.

From Wikipedia’s article on Michelle Zatlyn (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Personal life

  • BornJul 1979, Prince Albert9 10
  • CitizenshipUnited States, Canada11

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    Wikidata and SEC EDGARCloudflare, Board member
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