Meet Your New Digital Co-Worker: Why AI Agents Belong on the Org Chart
Okta, Tuesday, July 14th, 2026
Okta's Chief People Officer argues AI agents should be named, mapped onto org charts, and governed as a distinct identity type.
Rebecca Port, Chief People Officer at Okta, argues organizations should treat AI agents as a distinct identity type deserving formal organizational representation rather than as mere productivity tools.
She advocates naming digital workers and mapping them onto company org charts to improve collaboration, accountability and security.
The core recommendation is decomposing roles into specific tasks so AI handles routine work while humans focus on strategic decisions, an approach Port says also eases workforce anxiety by reframing AI as complementary rather than threatening.
A security dimension emerges when agents manage workflows spanning finance, HR and legal, requiring leaders to know where their agents are, what they connect to, and what they can do.