Who is Sarah Scharf?
Sarah Scharf is the CMO of Vanta. She joined in 2020 as its first product marketer and was named CMO in August 2026. Vanta automates security compliance, such as SOC 2 and ISO 27001, plus trust management for companies.
About Sarah Scharf
Before Vanta she spent 7 years in product marketing at Google, across Account Settings, Next Billion Users, Android and Google Play.
About Vanta
Vanta automates security compliance, such as SOC 2 and ISO 27001, plus trust management for companies. It raised a $150M Series D at a $4.15B valuation in July 2025. Vanta passed $300M in ARR 9 months after reaching $200M, which it announced with her appointment as CMO.
Why Sarah is on the cover
Sarah went from Vanta's first product marketer to its CMO in 6 years. That almost never happens at a company this size.
Questions about Sarah and Vanta
- What does Sarah Scharf do at Vanta?
- Sarah Scharf is the CMO of Vanta. She joined in 2020 as its first product marketer and was named CMO in August 2026.
- What does Vanta do?
- Vanta automates security compliance, such as SOC 2 and ISO 27001, plus trust management for companies.
- How much has Vanta raised?
- Vanta raised a $150M Series D at a $4.15B valuation in July 2025.

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