Veracode Claimed Company

Veracode empowers organizations to confidently develop software by reducing the risk of security breach through comprehensive analysis, developer enablement, and AppSec governance. Our expertise is based on analyzing customer programs for over a decade, and our powerful SaaS model delivers a better, more scalable service at a lower cost. read more

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TOTAL RATINGS: 572

CEO: Sam King

Sam King Veracode CEO Rating

Veracode's CEO, Sam King, has 32 employee ratings and a score of 80/100, placing them in the Top 5% of similar size companies on Comparably with 501-1,000 Employees and Top 15% of other companies in Boston. When breaking the CEO score down by factors such as department, gender, and ethnicity, we see that females at Veracode rate Sam King higher than males, giving the CEO a score of 97/100.

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Veracode CEO Sam King Bio

Sam King is the Chief Executive Officer at Veracode. Having previously served as General Manager following Veracode’s acquisition by CA Technologies in April 2017 and Veracode Chief Strategy Officer prior, Ms. King is a recognized expert in application security and the emerging practice of DevSecOps.

She is a sought-after speaker at industry events including RSA Conference, Gartner Security Summit and InfoSecurity and has been profiled in business publications such as the Huffington Post, CNNMoney, Financial Times, InfoSecurity Magazine and the Boston Business Journal.

As a founding member of the Veracode team, she led the establishment and growth of the application security category, working with industry analysts and experts while helping grow the company at double the market average year-over-year.

She joined Veracode from VeriSign, where she led the development of one of the first and most prominent security-as-a-service offerings. While at VeriSign, Ms. King held product management, product marketing, professional services and customer relationship management responsibilities.

Ms. King received her Masters of Science and Engineering in Computer and Information Science from University of Pennsylvania. She earned her BS in Computer Science from University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland, where she earned the prestigious Charles Babbage Award, awarded to the student with the highest academic achievement in the graduating class.

Ms. King is active in community and mentorship programs, having worked with organizations such as the Boston Product Management Association, Working Mother’s Association and provides mentorship for women and young professionals inside and outside the organizations in which she has held positions. She is also a member of the board of directors of Progress Software. Outside of work, Ms. King loves to travel and spend time outdoors, skiing, climbing and hiking with her family.

Who Ranks Veracode's CEO Rating the Highest?

Department - Marketing 100/100

Gender - Female 97/100

Experience - 1 to 3 Years 85/100

Who Ranks Veracode's CEO Rating the Lowest?

Tenure - 1 to 2 Years 53/100

Department - Engineering 64/100

Gender - Male 66/100

Veracode CEO Sam King At a Glance

The CEO score provides an understanding of how employees feel about the CEO’s leadership style and effectiveness at Veracode.

Veracode's CEO is highly regarded by the Marketing department, Female employees, and employees with 1 to 3 Years experience. However, employees who have been at the company 1 to 2 Years, the Engineering department, and Male employees have a less favorable view of the CEO and believe there is room for improvement. Overall, the CEO score has remained stable over the last 90 days.