Michelle Zatlyn
Also known as zatlyn
Co-founder and President of Cloudflare.
At a glance
Roles
Cloudflare (Co-founder & President)
Writing to start with
Cloudflare's 2026 Annual Founders' Letter, A Full Circle Journey: Introducing Cloudflare Canada, Cloudflare is joining Pledge 1%
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- Michelle Zatlyn co-founded Cloudflare in 2009 with Harvard Business School classmates Matthew Prince and Lee Holloway.
- She is its president, a title she took in December 2020.
- Before Cloudflare she worked at Google and Toshiba and launched two startups.
- She also sits on Atlassian's board.
Why it matters
- For anyone following Cloudflare or Canadian tech founders: she co-runs the company with Prince and co-signs its yearly founders' letter.
Key facts
- Current role
- Co-founder and President, Cloudflare2
- Born
- July 1979, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada1
- Based in
- San Francisco1
- Education
- BSc chemistry, McGill University (2001); MBA, Harvard Business School1
- Before Cloudflare
- Google and Toshiba; launched two startups2
- President
- Promoted to president on December 17, 20201
- Atlassian board
- Appointed in September 20211
- Other boards
- World Economic Forum Young Global Leaders Foundation2
- Recognition
- Fortune 40 Under 40 (2017); Forbes 50 Self-Made Women (2021)1
- Net worth
- US$1.6 billion, Forbes estimate, May 20251
Roles
Leads
- CloudflareOrganization
Co-founder & President source on Cloudflare
On the board of
Writing to start with
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Cloudflare's 2026 Annual Founders' Letter (opens blog.cloudflare.com)3
With Matthew Prince: the founders' yearly letter.
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A Full Circle Journey: Introducing Cloudflare Canada (opens blog.cloudflare.com)3
Cloudflare opening in Canada, where she grew up.
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Cloudflare is joining Pledge 1% (opens blog.cloudflare.com)3
Cloudflare's Pledge 1% commitment.
Connections
Related
- Matthew PrincePerson
Co-founded Cloudflare together in 2009 source on Matthew Prince
Links
Sources
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