Adrian Kunzle
Adrian Kunzle is the Chief Technology Officer at Own, a Series E “unicorn” and a leading SaaS data protection platform for over 6,000 customers globally. A seasoned technology leader who has spent two decades developing software and shaping technology strategy for complex global corporations, Kunzle leads Own’s product innovation pipeline. Specifically, he focuses on further building out the company’s award-winning, enterprise-grade SaaS data protection and compliance platform.
Most recently, Kunzle served as Executive Vice President of Platform Products at Salesforce, where he built and launched numerous solutions including Salesforce Shield, one of the company’s fastest growing products. Building Platform Encryption, an industry first, into Salesforce Shield positioned Salesforce for substantial adoption in regulated industries.
Previously, Kunzle served as Managing Director and Head of Firm-wide Engineering and Architecture at JPMorgan Chase. Prior to JPMorgan Chase, he held technology and architecture leadership positions at various financial institutions including Bank One, Morgan Stanley and Walker Digital. Early in his career, he served as a software engineer for JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley. Kunzle earned his engineering degree at City University, London.
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