Joel Hanson

Joel Hanson is an experienced sales engineering professional currently serving as Vice President of Sales Engineering at Okta, Inc., since May 2013, where leadership in presales for the Americas is a key responsibility. Previously, Joel held the title of Senior Sales Engineer and earned recognition as a member of the President's Club for the fiscal years 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2018, along with being named Worldwide SE of the Year in FY 2016. Prior experience includes a role as Sales Engineer at Hewlett-Packard from July 2009 to April 2013, and internships at Boston Scientific as a Manufacturing Engineer and USS Posco Industries as an Automation Engineer. Joel holds both a Master of Science and Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo, completed in 2009 and 2008, respectively.