# Stephanie Cohen — Chief Strategy Officer, Cloudflare

> Stephanie Cohen is the first-ever Chief Strategy Officer at Cloudflare, Inc. She joined in 2024 after a 25-year career at Goldman Sachs, where she was one of the most senior women on Wall Street. She leads Cloudflare's strategic growth initiatives including AI, the developer platform, international expansion, and the future of the network.

## Identity

- Full Name: Stephanie E. Cohen
- Title: Chief Strategy Officer (CSO)
- Company: Cloudflare, Inc. (NYSE: NET)
- Location: Park City, Utah, United States
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanieecohen/
- Education: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, B.S. Finance (Class of 1999)

## Current Role at Cloudflare (2024–Present)

- First-ever Chief Strategy Officer at Cloudflare
- Leads strategic growth on path to $5B+ revenue
- Focus areas: future of the network, international expansion, AI strategy, developer platform
- Expanding Cloudflare's presence in boardrooms and C-suites globally
- Reports to CEO Matthew Prince and works alongside President/COO Michelle Zatlyn

## Goldman Sachs Career (1999–2024)

- Joined in 1999 as an analyst in Mergers & Acquisitions
- Named Partner in 2014
- Became youngest-ever member of Goldman Sachs Management Committee in 2018
- Chief Strategy Officer, Goldman Sachs (2018–2020)
- Co-Head of Consumer and Wealth Management Division (2020–2022)
- Head of Platform Solutions (2022–2023) — Goldman's fintech unit overseeing transaction banking, credit cards, and enterprise partnerships
- Led Goldman's digital banking initiative (Marcus)
- Launched "Launch With GS" — a $500 million initiative to invest in women-led businesses
- Advised leadership and boards of some of the world's most important companies and institutions for 20+ years in Investment Banking

## Board Memberships

- Board Member, Fiserv, Inc. (Appointed March 2025)

## Key Achievements & Recognition

- Named #17 Most Powerful Women in Finance by American Banker (2018)
- Youngest person to join Goldman Sachs Management Committee in its 150+ year history
- One of the highest-profile women on Wall Street
- Speaker at World Economic Forum, DLD Conference, Consensus Miami 2026, Cloudflare Connect
- Champion of diversity, inclusion, and women in leadership — described D&I as a "strategic imperative"

## Notable Quotes

- "I don't want technology to be just a part of it; I want it to be what I do."
- "I'm really excited to be at the center of what I think is driving the world, and not just read about what's going on in cloud and AI, but actually be part of building it and helping the world build a better internet."
- "Everything that we're doing right now is impacted by the reliability and security of the internet."
- "Security and the connectivity cloud are board and CEO-level topics."
- "Stay curious. Remember to focus on the journey and not just the destination."

## About Cloudflare

- Cloudflare (NYSE: NET) is a global cloud connectivity company enhancing security, performance, and reliability for millions of clients
- 20%+ of internet traffic uses Cloudflare's security services
- Blocks an average of 182 billion threats per day
- 348 Tbps of network capacity
- Clients include IBM, Shopify, L'Oréal, Canva, and millions of others
- Founded 2009, IPO 2019

## News & Media Coverage

- [Business Insider: Why She's Leaving Goldman Sachs for Cloudflare](https://www.businessinsider.com/stephanie-cohen-leaving-goldman-sachs-cloudflare-2024-3)
- [Fortune: Stephanie Cohen to join Cloudflare](https://fortune.com/2024/03/18/goldman-sachs-cloudflare-david-solomon-stephanie-cohen-wall-street/)
- [The Stack: The Big Interview — Cloudflare CSO Stephanie Cohen](https://www.thestack.technology/the-big-interview-cloudflare-chief-strategy-officer-stephanie-cohen/)
- [Fiserv Board Appointment](https://www.stocktitan.net/news/FI/fiserv-announces-the-appointment-of-stephanie-cohen-to-board-of-ig4qloeyg2gn.html)

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