Full Name
Khalid Kark
Job Title
Field CIO
Company
Cloudflare
Speaker Bio
Khalid Kark is a technology leadership advisor, strategist, and researcher with over two decades of experience advising global executives, delivering insights, and managing high-performing teams. He specializes in helping board members, C-suite leaders, and technology executives navigate strategic decision-making, leadership transitions, and enterprise agility
As Field CIO Americas at Cloudflare, Khalid plays a key role in shaping the company’s Go-To-Market (GTM) strategy, collaborating with internal teams and clients to align technology innovation with business priorities. His work focuses on accelerating digital transformation, resilience, and enterprise modernization through Cloudflare’s platform.
Previously, Khalid was Global Managing Director of the Technology Leadership Program at Deloitte, where he provided strategic insights and advisory services to CIOs, CTOs, and CISOs across 60+ countries. He chaired Deloitte’s Tech Eminence Council and was instrumental in shaping Deloitte’s thought leadership in tech leadership, cybersecurity, AI, and digital innovation. Before Deloitte, he led Forrester’s Security & Risk and Technology Leadership practices, advising Fortune 500 companies through a global team of analysts.
As Field CIO Americas at Cloudflare, Khalid plays a key role in shaping the company’s Go-To-Market (GTM) strategy, collaborating with internal teams and clients to align technology innovation with business priorities. His work focuses on accelerating digital transformation, resilience, and enterprise modernization through Cloudflare’s platform.
Previously, Khalid was Global Managing Director of the Technology Leadership Program at Deloitte, where he provided strategic insights and advisory services to CIOs, CTOs, and CISOs across 60+ countries. He chaired Deloitte’s Tech Eminence Council and was instrumental in shaping Deloitte’s thought leadership in tech leadership, cybersecurity, AI, and digital innovation. Before Deloitte, he led Forrester’s Security & Risk and Technology Leadership practices, advising Fortune 500 companies through a global team of analysts.
