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NASDAQ: OKTA Okta, Inc. 8-K

Okta appoints Helen Riley to board as Emilie Choi resigns

Filed September 18, 2026 · Period ending September 14, 2026 · ~1 min read

3 key changes 1 section

Key Changes

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    Helen Riley appointed as independent Class I director and Audit Committee member, effective September 18, 2026, serving until the 2027 Annual Meeting.

  • medium

    Emilie Choi resigned from the board effective September 14, 2026; the filing states her resignation was not due to any disagreement with the company.

  • low

    Riley will receive standard non-employee director compensation: $35,000 annual board fee, $13,000 Audit Committee fee, and 2,907 restricted stock units vesting over three years.

Summary

Okta announced a routine board refresh: Emilie Choi resigned on September 14, 2026, and Helen Riley was appointed as an independent Class I director and Audit Committee member effective September 18, 2026. The filing explicitly states Choi's resignation was not due to any disagreement with the company, and Riley's appointment brings financial and operational experience from her role as CFO and COO of X (The Moonshot Factory).

Her compensation is standard for a non-employee director. This is a low-impact governance change with no red flags.

Section-by-Section Diff

Event · Exhibit 99.1

Okta appoints Helen Riley to its board and announces Emilie Choi stepped down on September 14, 2026.

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Added Board appointment medium

Added in current filing · view on EDGAR →

Okta, Inc. (Nasdaq: OKTA), the leading independent identity provider, today announced the appointment of Helen Riley to the Company’s board of directors, effective as of today.

Okta added Helen Riley, CFO and COO of X (The Moonshot Factory), to its board of directors effective September 18, 2026. She brings two decades of financial and operational experience, including prior public-company board roles at Eventbrite and Marqeta.

Added Board departure medium

Added in current filing · view on EDGAR →

Also today, the Company announced that Emilie Choi stepped down from the Board on September 14, 2026.

Emilie Choi left Okta's board on September 14, 2026. The filing does not state a reason for her departure, and the company thanked her for her service.

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