Biography

Mr. John T. Engates served as VP and Field Chief Technology Officer at Cloudflare from 2021 to July 2025, where he founded and led the company’s Field CTO organization, advising global enterprises and public sector institutions on cybersecurity, digital transformation, and emerging technologies including AI and quantum readiness. Prior to Cloudflare, he was Client Chief Technology Officer at NTT Global Networks from 2018 to 2020 and Global Chief Technology Officer at Rackspace from 2002 to 2018.

Mr. Engates is a founding member of the UTSA College of Sciences Advancement Council and is the President of the San Antonio Chapter of the Society for Information Management (SIM). He also currently serves as a director of James Avery Craftsman Jewelry.