Lael Hester

Lael Hester has a diverse range of work experience spanning several industries. Most recently, they held the role of Vice President of Sales Engineering at Evoque starting in 2023. Prior to that, they were a Senior Director of Sales Engineering at Evoque and a Senior Manager of Enterprise Bare Metal at Cyxtera Technologies. At Cyxtera Technologies, they also held positions as a Solutions Architect and Senior Lead Sales Engineer. Before joining Cyxtera Technologies, Lael worked at CenturyLink Business as a Senior Lead Sales Engineer. They began their career at AT&T, where they held various roles including Application Sales Consultant, Integrated Solutions Specialist, Sales Account Manager, and Account Executive in the Premier Client Group. Additionally, they have experience as an Account Representative at DirectNet and as a Sales Executive at 3 Value Logic Sales Institute. Lael has expertise in technical sales, solution design, and business development across a range of technologies and services.

Lael Hester obtained an MBA degree in Professional MBA from the University of Denver - Daniels College of Business from 2010 to 2012. Prior to that, Lael obtained a BA degree in Economics and Business from the University of Colorado Boulder from 1997 to 2002. Additionally, Lael has obtained several certifications, including "Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging" from LinkedIn in 2022, "Introduction to AI in the Data Center" from NVIDIA in 2020, "VMware Certified Associate 6 - Data Center Virtualization (VCA6-DCV)" from VMware in 2016, "Certified Meraki Networking Associate" from Cisco in 2016, "Cisco Certified Entry Networking Technician (CCENT)" from Cisco in 2014, "VMware Technical Solutions Professional (VTSP)" from VMware in 2013, and "Axiom Science of Consultative Selling" from Axiom Sales Force Development in 2011.