Kate Matsudaira

Kate Matsudaira is a highly experienced CTO, who is passionate about large-scale web systems and startup businesses. Currently working as the Vice President of Splunk, Kate is best known as the former Director of Engineering for Google. Supervising everything from search engines to social networks and video conferencing, Kate built a detailed knowledge of emerging technology and the threats that can be posed by new technologies. Now hired as a cyber security speaker, Kate educates the audience on the best practices of cyber security, informed by her years of experience working for companies such as Amazon and Google.

Back in 2003, Kate was appointed to her first major role, working as the Senior Manager of Software Development, Software Platforms and Amazon Web Services for Amazon. In this role, Kate was responsible for working on the developer platform used at Amazon, learning what it takes to operate software at a large-scale company. Leaving Amazon after three years, Kate went on to become the VP of Engineering at Delve Networks and the VP of Engineering for Moz, both roles in which she was responsible for transforming the engineering sectors of the businesses. She was later appointed as the VP of Engineering for Decide, leading the engineering and R&D teams that worked to develop a website powered by APIs.

Kate is also an entrepreneur, having been the Founder and former CEO of Popforms, a provider of staff training and corporate education. She was also the creator of Ink + Volt, creating tools to help people be more successful not only at work but in life as a whole – a company that continues to thrive and grow today. In 2017, Kate returned to industry, and began her role as the Director of Engineering at Google. Commended for her talents as a technologist, Kate is now hired as a speaker who expertly advises audiences on how vulnerabilities can arise in technology and how to protect such vulnerabilities from cybercriminals.

Blending her technical expertise with her knowledge of human processes and systems, Kate expertly advises audiences as a cyber security speaker – emphasising how humans can put their digital assets at risk. Sought across the globe as a cyber security and technology speaker, Kate has previously spoken for the likes of the Tech Super Show, the Association for Computing Machinery and Latency. If you are looking for an expert technology leader to speak at your next event, don’t hesitate in hiring Kate Matsudaira today.