Dinesh Gnanapragasam has extensive experience in the telecommunications industry, currently serving as Senior Director for Service Provider & MSSP at Fortinet since February 2019. Previously held leadership roles at Cisco, including Director of Global Service Provider Sales and Director of Service Provider Channels for EMEAR, as well as serving as VP Sales at Alcatel-Lucent. Dinesh began a formal education at Charis Bible College in Colorado in October 2021, while holding a BEng (Hons) in Electrical & Electronic Engineering from City, University of London, obtained in 1996. Earlier career positions include Sales Director at Redback Networks, Account Director at Nokia Siemens Networks, and Partner Director at BT.