Who are Drata's decision-makers?
Drata is led by Adam Markowitz. The practical buying committee depends on the workflow: technical products involve product, engineering, security, and operations; business systems involve finance, legal, procurement, and functional leaders.
- CEO
- Adam Markowitz
- CTO/key exec
- Daniel Marashlian
- Founded
- 2020
- Employees
- ~800-1,000
- HQ
- San Diego, CA / San Francisco, CA
- Prior exit/Notable
- Portfolium founder team
- Adam MarkowitzCo-founder and CEOCo-founder - since 2020Former Portfolium founder and public CEO.
- Daniel MarashlianCo-founder and CTOCo-founder - since 2020Technical co-founder.
- Troy MarkowitzCo-founder and COOCo-founder - since 2020Operations co-founder.
- Drata trust leadershipSecurity/compliance leadershipCurrentSupports enterprise trust and compliance operations.
Who leads Drata?
The leadership team centers on Adam Markowitz and the executives listed in the reused leadership block. Founder-led or specialist-led companies usually keep product and market direction close to senior leadership even after procurement becomes more formal.
Who actually makes buying decisions at Drata?
Buying decisions are made by the function that owns the pain and budget. Expect security, legal, finance, product, engineering, operations, and procurement to join larger evaluations, especially for tools that touch customer data, regulated workflows, infrastructure, or material spend.
How is Drata organized as it scales?
At ~800-1,000 employees, Drata is organized beyond founder-only buying. Sellers should identify the operational team that owns the target workflow, then build consensus upward with evidence of ROI, risk reduction, and implementation fit.
As of June 2026.Sources:Drata aboutDrata customers
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