Former Microsoft Identity President Joy Chik Joins NewCore Board of Directors

NewCore, the next-gen IdP for humans and agents, today announced the appointment of Joy Chik to its Board of Directors. Chik brings 28 years of leadership experience, including her most recent role as President of the Identity and Network Access Business at Microsoft. She also serves on the Board of Directors of PayPal Holdings, Inc.

With this appointment, NewCore adds one of the enterprise identity industry's most recognized executives to its board as the company scales its platform for a workforce of humans, machines, and AI agents.

Chik spent her career at the center of enterprise identity, from the rise of cloud and hybrid environments to the emergence of AI-driven enterprise operations. Over that period, she built and scaled identity infrastructure relied on by hundreds of thousands of organizations worldwide. Since announcing her departure from Microsoft in April 2026, she has focused on public company board service and on partnering with founders and leadership teams as they scale. Her deep technical background and track record of scaling identity programs at global enterprise scale make her a natural fit for NewCore's mission.

“Joy has spent her career solving the hardest problems in enterprise identity, and she has done it at a scale that very few people in this industry have seen from the inside. Joy understands identity security and the agentic impact as well as anyone in the industry, and her perspective will sharpen how we build, go to market, and help customers identify, secure, and govern human and agentic identities.”

“Enterprises are entering a new era in which people and AI agents will increasingly work side by side. To operate securely at scale, organizations need clear ownership for every agent, appropriate access tied to a defined purpose, strong governance, and the ability to maintain accountability as these systems act with greater autonomy. The companies that put those foundations in place now will be best positioned to capture the value of the agentic workforce. I've chosen to spend this next chapter working with new startups as they address the challenges facing today's world, and NewCore is taking a fundamentally new approach to one of the biggest. I'm excited to join the board at a time when the company is helping define what secure identity looks like in the agentic era.”

NewCore emerged from stealth in June 2026 with $66 million in funding from Cyberstarts, Index Ventures, and Evolution Equity Partners. Security innovation is the foundation of NewCore's approach. Founded by cybersecurity veterans, NewCore rebuilt the identity platform from first principles to reduce risk, eliminate whole classes of identity attacks, and apply defense-grade engineering to every layer of the identity stack. The result is an IdP designed for today's threat landscape, with strong security and governance for a workforce of humans and agents.