JFrog Ltd. announced Shanti Ariker has joined as the company?s Chief Legal Officer. Reporting directly to co-founder and CEO Shlomi Ben Haim, Ms. Ariker serves on the company?s executive team overseeing corporate governance, risk, and compliance initiatives, including ESG activities, while supporting strategic growth initiatives, and partnerships. Ms. Ariker has over 20 years of experience working internationally with high-growth software companies including Salesforce, Autodesk, and Twilio.

Most recently she served as General Counsel, Chief Privacy Officer and Corporate Secretary for Zendesk where she led the company?s transition from a public company to private equity ownership. Ariker serves as a board member for Coveo a market-leading AI-powered relevance platform, as well as Audit Committee and Governance & Risk Committee member. Additionally, she served as a board member for BSA | The Software Alliance, a leading advocate for the global software industry.

Ms. Ariker received her B.A. from the University of Massachusetts and her J.D. from the University of Virginia. She is also a frequent speaker on best practices for partnering with business leaders and effective communications and has guest lectured at leading law schools including the University of California, Berkeley, Harvard University, Stanford University, and the University of California, San Francisco.