John Knightly
Chief Marketing Officer
John Knightly is a seasoned marketing leader with 20+ years of experience in cybersecurity, AI, infrastructure software, and more. Before joining Netwrix, he served as Zscaler’s SVP Portfolio Marketing, leading their transformation from a product-centric organization to a leader in Zero Trust platform solutions and helping more than double ARR from $1B to $2.5B. He’s also held CMO and executive roles at BlueJeans, HPE, Adobe, and BEA. With roots in sales and product management, John blends marketing strategy with technical insight. He holds a bachelor’s in statistics from Princeton University and an MBA from UCLA. He’s worked all over the world, including the US, Europe, and Asia, but now calls San Francisco home.
