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Drata, the global leader in AI-native Trust Management, has strengthened its commitment to the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region with a major expansion. The company launched a new regional office in Sydney, appointed Daniel Ettenhofer as Regional Vice President of Sales, and announced further investment in customer infrastructure, marking a substantial step in its global growth and regional presence.
Drata expands into the Asia-Pacific with a new Sydney office.
Appoints Daniel Ettenhofer as Regional VP of Sales to lead APAC growth.
Adds regional customers and launches a new APAC data center in Sydney.
Recognized as a leader in G2 Asia Pacific’s Security Compliance category.
Offers AI-powered governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) automation.
Strengthens trust management for 8,000+ customers across 60+ countries.
As governance, risk, and compliance challenges multiply across the Asia-Pacific region, Drata’s expansion aims to empower regional organizations with AI-driven solutions built to simplify and accelerate compliance. The company’s platform brings automation and real-time assurance to GRC programs, helping businesses streamline processes and boost trust across partnerships and regulatory relationships.
“With growing regulatory pressures and the need to operate with greater transparency, this is a pivotal moment for GRC in this region,” said Daniel Ettenhofer, Regional Vice President of Sales, APAC, at Drata. “Drata is uniquely positioned to empower organizations with AI-driven GRC programs that ease and accelerate the overall journey.”
Drata’s presence in APAC reflects rising customer demand for continuous governance, risk management, and data protection capabilities across industries undergoing digital transformation.
To support its growing customer base, Drata has established a new APAC data center in Sydney. This move strengthens local data sovereignty and enables regional customers to meet evolving privacy and security regulations confidently. The company also continues to earn recognition for its platform excellence, holding consecutive Leadership status in the G2 Asia Pacific Regional Grid Report for Security Compliance.
With this extended infrastructure, Drata now allows enterprises to automate compliance across more than 25 frameworks, with support for the Essential 8 framework launching soon. Its technology enables customers to offset manual audit burdens, manage third-party risk more efficiently, and maintain audit-ready trust at scale.
“Our expansion into APAC is yet another testament to Drata’s vision of serving as the trust layer between great companies,” said Adam Markowitz, CEO and Co-Founder of Drata. “As organizations in APAC accelerate digital transformation and AI adoption, Drata is excited to help them meet growing security, compliance, and regulatory expectations with speed, scale, and confidence.”
The expansion aligns with Drata’s global mission to make trust an active, measurable asset. With more than 8,000 customers across 60+ countries—including a third of the Forbes Cloud 100—Drata continues to set the benchmark for enterprise trust management.
Drata is the trust layer between great companies and those they do business with. Thousands of organizations around the globe use Drata to automate governance, risk, and compliance, resulting in a strong security posture, streamlined security reviews, lower costs, and less time spent preparing for annual audits. The company is backed by ICONIQ Growth, Notable Capital, Alkeon Capital, Salesforce Ventures, Cowboy Ventures, S Ventures, Leaders Fund, Okta Ventures, SVCI, SV Angel, Intuit Ventures, and many key industry leaders.
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