Zeynep Inanoglu Ozdemir, Palo Alto Networks

Zeynep Inanoglu Ozdemir joined Palo Alto Networks in 2019 and was named CMO two years later. Originally joining Palo Alto Networks to lead marketing for the company’s Cortex business, Ozdemir has built out product marketing, demand generation and sales enablement for the Cortex product portfolio and helped pioneer the XDR category in cybersecurity.

Before joining Palo Alto Networks, Ozdemir spent three years at Palantir leading the development and growth of strategic accounts as well as building out a product marketing function. She also held marketing leadership roles for Google in EMEA, notably leading a project that earned Google a Cannes Lion award. She earned a bachelor’s degree in electrical, computer and system engineering from Harvard University and a doctorate in machine intelligence from the University of Cambridge.