Karl Soderlund

Karl Soderlund is an accomplished executive with extensive experience in sales and channel management across various technology companies. Currently serving as an Advisor at Charlesbank Capital Partners since July 2024, Soderlund previously held the position of Senior Vice President for Worldwide Partner and Alliances Sales at Zscaler and Senior Vice President of Worldwide Channel Sales at Palo Alto Networks. Other notable roles include Vice President of Worldwide Channels and Alliances at Imperva and Aruba Networks, and Vice President of Americas Channel Sales at Avaya. Soderlund's career also includes leadership positions at HP Procurve and Fortinet, where significant revenue growth was achieved. Soderlund began a career at Cisco Systems as Operations Director for Telco after earning a BA in Management from Anna Maria College.