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Mehmet H. Goker

AI, Data and Analytics SVP, Chief Data Officer

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Last week I said farewell to my friends at Auth0. It was an amazing time, I learned a lot, met wonderful and brilliant people and the team delivered truly excellent technology - while also being acquired by and integrated into Okta. I cannot believe that the entire journey was only a year. I wish my friends at Auth0 and Okta all the best on their journey. Thank you for your help, guidance and support Eugenio P., Shiven Ramji, Bhawna Singh, Cassio Sampaio, Lauren McCarthy, Jameeka Green Aaron, CISSP, Tammy Sittnick, Ari Schapiro, Duncan Godfrey, Mica Gornail, Mike Liu, Alex Kass, Brandon Saffel, Victoria Tersigni, CISSP, PMP, the entire Data and Analytics team, and everyone else I worked with. It was an honor and I will certainly miss it.At the same time, I am thrilled to announce that I started a new role as SVP of Data and Analytics at OwnBackup, the #1 cloud data protection platform on the Salesforce AppExchange and global leader in SaaS data protection. With nearly 4,000 customers, OwnBackup is ranked on the Forbes Cloud 100 as one of the world's top private cloud companies and have raised nearly $500 million in funding from AIkeon Capital, B Capital Group, BlackRock Private Equity Partners, Insight Partners and others.Everyone working with Data (and who is not!) knows that Data loss can be devastating. Whether it’s caused by human error, bad code, rogue integrations, or malicious intent, all companies are at risk. OwnBackup proactively prevents companies from losing mission-critical data and metadata with automated backups and rapid, stress-free recovery. Don't just assume that your data is safe. Make certain it is and that you can get it back at the level of granularity you want it!More to come!Mehmet

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Elizabeth Arnsdorf Patterson

Partner, People & Talent @ Sapphire | Independent Director, Black Women On Boards

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Mehmet, I was lucky enough to be introduced to you by Alation Co-Founder and CEO within the Sapphire Ventures portfolio family, Satyen Sangani, several years ago. You entrusted me to help you on your journey to our beloved Auth0 within the portfolio. And now you have entrusted me again as you journey to another Sapphire portfolio company, OwnBackup. I am so excited for you and for them! Wishing you the very best, my dear friend!

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L. David Kingsley

Chief People Officer | Illumio & Board Member | Nivati

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Congratulations Mehmet! You’re joining an amazing team at OwnBackup, where with Sam’s vision and Sophie’s Talent leadership, the sky is the limit!

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Jameeka Green Aaron, CISSP

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Congratulations Mehmet H. Goker ... it was such a pleasure working and collaborating and with you and the team.

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Shiven Ramji

President, Customer Identity @ Auth0/Okta | Startup Advisor, Investor, Board Member | Winner of Top 20 Global Chief Product Officer (CPO) award | DigitalOcean, Amazon, Nielsen Alum | Product Executive

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Congrats Mehmet H. Goker! Thank you for everything you did for us and the team at OwnBackup is lucky to have you. You’ll have the same or bigger impact there too.

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Ray Shipley

Co-Founder @ Tribble

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Tebrikler ve bol sanslar Mehmet.

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Carolyn Moore

People Strategist | Leadership Coach & Consultant | Start-up Advisor | Prospective Board Member | Ex- Auth0, Apple, Samsung, Nestle, Nvidia

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All the best to you as you start this new chapter!

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Ari Schapiro

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Congrats my friend!!!! Learned a lot from you and hope you have a great time at OwnBackup!!!!

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Shabnam Bibi, CSM

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Congratulations 🍾 best wishes on the new role

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Alex Kass

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Awesome news, looking forward to keeping tabs on all the great things you'll do there!

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Jorge Gonzalez de Chaves Alvarez

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Good luck with your new folks, felicidades

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