KnowBe4 Appoints Fran Roberts as Studios General Manager

Roberts Brings Over 20 Years of Content Leadership and AI-Driven Transformation to Spearhead Next-Gen Cybersecurity Training Content

TAMPA BAY, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--KnowBe4, the global leader in digital workforce security, securing both AI agents and humans, today announced the appointment of Fran Roberts as KnowBe4 Studios general manager. Roberts will lead the Studios team in creating fresh, AI-forward training content, including interactive games and expanded storytelling designed for an enhanced, immersive customer experience.

The appointment comes at an exciting time for KnowBe4 as it accelerates its focus on AI-driven innovation to better serve its global customer base. Reporting directly to Bryan Palma, CEO of KnowBe4, Roberts will focus on bridging traditional production methods and AI-enabled ways of working across global teams to deliver highly relevant and engaging content.

"Fran is a creative leader who deeply understands how to blend compelling storytelling with cutting-edge technology," said Bryan Palma, KnowBe4 CEO. "As we advance our mission to secure both AI agents and humans in organizations, Fran's expertise in AI-driven content will be instrumental in taking our security awareness training to new heights. We are thrilled to welcome him to the team."

Roberts brings over two decades of creative and technology leadership, with a proven track record of building and scaling brands and the AI transformation to global organizations. Most recently, he held dual roles as SVP of AI and content technology and SVP of brand studio at Monks. Prior to that Roberts served as creative director at many organizations, including Trollbäck+Company and Nickelodeon Animation.

"KnowBe4 has changed how the world views security culture through its world-class, entertaining content," said Fran Roberts, newly appointed KnowBe4 Studios general manager. "I am incredibly excited to join the team at a time when AI is completely reshaping how we create and consume media. By leveraging advanced AI tools alongside traditional production excellence, we will deliver faster, more personalized, and deeply immersive training experiences for our customers."

The appointment of Roberts reinforces KnowBe4’s commitment to providing world-class, relevant, interactive and engaging security awareness and compliance training that empowers organizations to build resilient security cultures to secure the digital workforce. This follows recent announcements of custom content innovations through a partnership with Syntheisa, and the launch of AI Defense Agents (AIDA): Deepfake Training Content and Content Creation.

KnowBe4’s content remains among the highest-rated in the industry, with an average rating of 4.6 out of 5 based on reviews from over 100 million users globally. A prime example is the blockbuster, award-winning video series The Inside Man. This exclusive, network-quality series delivers an entertaining, movie-like experience that turns security awareness training into a compelling narrative, earning numerous awards including a Silver Telly and multiple NYX Video Awards.

About KnowBe4

KnowBe4 empowers the modern workforce to make smarter security decisions every day. Trusted by more than 70,000 organizations worldwide, KnowBe4 is the pioneer of digital workforce security, securing both AI agents and humans. The KnowBe4 Platform provides attack simulation and training, collaboration security, and agent security powered by AIDA (Artificial Intelligence Defense Agents) and a proprietary Risk Score. The platform leverages 15-years of behavioral data to combat advanced threats including social engineering, prompt injection, and shadow AI. By securing humans and agents, KnowBe4 leads the industry in workforce trust and defense. More info at knowbe4.com.

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