Forbes estimated Michelle Zatlyn's net worth at $1.6 billion in May 2025. She is co-founder, president and chief operating officer of Cloudflare. Forbes also listed her among its richest self-made women in 2024.
Cloudflare was founded on 26 July 2009 by Zatlyn, Matthew Prince and Lee Holloway. It listed on the NYSE on 13 September 2019 at $15 per share.
Zatlyn was born in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. She studied chemistry at McGill University, graduating in 2001, then earned an MBA at Harvard Business School. The 2010 Harvard Business School Dubilier Prize of $50,000 helped launch the company.
Before Cloudflare she interned at Google, worked as a product manager at Toshiba and joined the early team at I Love Rewards, later Achievers. She joined the Atlassian board in September 2021.