Bryan DeRose

DeRose brings to the CMO Council more than 12 years of direct and channel sales and business development experience in the Technology, Telecom, Professional Services, and Manufacturing verticals. As the Vice President of Business Development and Partnerships, DeRose leads global sponsorship and partnership activities including oversight of all academic, media, and event partnerships around the world. In his role, DeRose works to craft and execute campaigns to drive authority leadership, demand generation, and new business opportunities for global enterprises within the CMO Council’s channel of insight, access, and influence.

Prior to joining the CMO Council, DeRose served as the Director of Membership Development of the American Electronics Association (AeA), high-tech’s leading trade association, founded by David Packard and several of HP’s suppliers to help lobby for government contracts. DeRose, a graduate of California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo also, also spent time in the technology and start-up spaces with brands like Net buy and Quest link.