Jamf Elevates Former CTO Beth Tschida to CEO Role

Jamf has appointed Beth Tschida as chief executive officer, naming its former chief technology officer to lead the Apple device management and security company as it begins its next chapter under private ownership.

Tschida’s appointment is effective immediately. She had served as interim CEO since March 2026 and previously spent eight years as Jamf’s CTO, overseeing product, engineering, AI, cloud, and security across a global organization of roughly 800 people.

Leadership shift follows Jamf’s move to private ownership

She succeeds John Strosahl, who led Jamf through its transition to private ownership following Francisco Partners’ acquisition of the company in January 2026. Tschida is the first woman to lead Jamf in its more than 20-year history.

“Beth and I have worked together for more than seven years, and I know she’s the right person to lead Jamf into its next chapter,” said Strosahl. 

“This company is in a healthy position with reaccelerating growth and a strategy that’s delivering results. Beth played a central role in getting us here. I’m proud of what this team has accomplished and excited to watch what comes next,” Strosahl continued.

In an interview with Channel Insider, Tschida said the CEO transition builds on work already underway at Jamf.

“The beauty is, you know, I’m walking into a company that’s had a very good strategy and had really good plans laid out,” Tschida said. “So we’re coming off of accelerating growth and really strong quarters of performance.”

Tschida aims to build on Jamf’s existing strategy

During her tenure as CTO, Jamf expanded its security portfolio and reported 40% year-over-year growth in security annual recurring revenue, with security representing more than 30% of the company’s total business. 

Jamf also said it delivered eight consecutive years of same-day support for new Apple operating systems under Tschida’s technology leadership.

She said her priority is staying close to customers and ensuring that Jamf continues to solve problems across its sales, support, and product functions.

“The most important thing is making sure I’m connected to those customers, to understand and make sure that they’re getting the full value out of the products that they’ve bought from us, and then working on the space where they have new and evolving problems, and making sure we’re matched to solve that,” Tschida said.

Apple demand moves from exception to clear choice

Tschida also framed Apple’s enterprise position as part of a longer market shift.

“I think we’ve watched this evolution of Apple was the exception, and then it became the choice, and now it’s becoming a clear choice,” she said.

Tschida said Jamf’s history is rooted in helping organizations succeed with Apple, but that the market is evolving as more employees, schools, and educators prefer Apple devices.

“We have the world of AI coming, and that works better on an Apple,” Tschida said. “And so we’re in a position where I think it’s this natural evolution that builds on our strength.”

AI governance needs could expand Jamf’s enterprise role

For MSPs, resellers, and enterprise IT partners, that positioning could keep Jamf focused on Apple device management, endpoint security, and governance as customers look to manage AI use across devices.

Tschida said customers are dealing with issues ranging from shadow AI to safe enablement of new tools.

Jamf said it currently supports more than 78,000 organizations across 100 countries and manages or secures more than 35 million devices. 

That footprint gives the company a broad base as enterprises continue to evaluate Apple deployments alongside rising security, privacy, and AI governance requirements.

“It’s unlike anything I’ve ever experienced, and that’s both, it’s full of opportunity, and it’s full of challenges to navigate it smart, but quickly, at the same time,” Tschida said.

“It all comes back down to who’s got access to what? What are they using it for? And do you have the right governance model so you feel confident in how your organization kind of expands into that technology space that we’re all talking about.”

Jamf targets next growth phase under new leadership

Brian Decker, partner and co-chief investment officer at Francisco Partners, said Tschida’s approach positions her to lead Jamf’s next growth phase.

“Beth has demonstrated exactly the kind of leadership Jamf needs for its next phase of growth,” said Brian Decker, Partner and Co-Chief Investment Officer at Francisco Partners. 

“Her technical depth, operational discipline, and strategic vision make her the right leader to drive Jamf forward. We look forward to working with Beth as she builds on the foundation this team has created and captures the opportunity ahead in Apple enterprise management and security.”