Alvina Antar

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Alvina Antar is the first Chief Digital Officer at F5, Inc., where she leads the company’s digital transformation and AI-first strategy. Antar is embedding data-driven and AI-enabled practices across the enterprise, modernizing platforms with her customer-centric leadership.

She has over 25 years of experience aligning business and IT, having served as CIO at Okta and Zuora, where she scaled systems and led Zuora through a successful IPO. Known for building diverse, high-performing teams, she blends startup agility with enterprise scale, while also being a knowledgeable advisor for AI and security startups.

She also champions women in tech, co-founding the Silicon Valley CIO Women’s Network and serving underrepresented youth through her work with BUILD.

Connect with Alvina on: Linkedin

Career highlights

2025

Chief Information Officer

2020

Chief Information Officer

2014

Chief Information Officer

1997

Director of M&A

Claim to fame

Building next-gen identity solutions at Okta

As Global CIO at Okta, Alvina Antar played a key role in shifting toward a passwordless future, aiming to enhance both security and user experiences. She prioritized data privacy with strong governance to meet evolving customer expectations. Antar advanced modern authentication methods, including biometrics, adaptive MFA, and context-aware access controls, enabling secure identity management across platforms.

AI-first enterprise mandate at F5

Alvina Antar is focused on steering F5 as an AI-first future by embedding AI and data at its core. She aims to transform F5 into a software and SaaS enterprise, aligning with her passion for disruptive technologies. Her strategy emphasizes building a robust digital foundation, fostering collaboration, and leveraging AI to drive innovation in application security and delivery across multicloud environments.

Alvina’s AI Philosophy

Alvina Antar

CIO and CDO, F5

“Disruptive technologies are key to challenging the status quo and driving business transformation. Being truly data- and AI-first is central to that mission.” Source

“Consumer expectations around data protection are increasing, and it’s crucial to have clear strategies in place for data governance, data residency, and data retention.” Source

"The only way we can really build a security-first culture is if we operate as one team. And not only just between IT and security, it’s really building security champions across every part of the business." Source