Summary
Simon Thorpe is a senior technical marketing leader with 10+ years of experience repeatedly operating at the intersection of security, product, and go-to-market strategy. He has led product and marketing teams at Cloudflare, Twilio, Okta, and Rippling, founded a security startup, and has a long history of architecting document and identity security solutions from early technical builds through enterprise sales. Known for stepping into ambiguous problems, he combines hands-on technical understanding—from early development roles to API and product ownership—with strong competitive intelligence and storytelling skills. Based in San Francisco, he excels at translating deep security domain knowledge into compelling positioning and successful product launches. A practical builder who has worked across global engineering teams, he brings entrepreneurial grit and a consistent drive to deliver high-quality, industry-changing projects.
10 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer