Diane Fokas

Diane Fokas has an extensive work experience spanning over several companies and roles. Diane'smost recent position was as a Business Development Manager-MSFT Partnership at Context Labs BV, where they were responsible for providing trusted insights and solutions through Asset Grade Analytics. Prior to this, they worked at Oracle as a Channel & Alliances Sales Director, achieving 100% of quota and managing alliances with various communication field partners. Before Oracle, Diane served as a Strategic Alliances Manager at Intuit, where they exceeded quota attainment and signed joint business plans with new ISV partners. Diane also held the position of Vice President of Sales & Channels at Mobile Heartbeat, where they revamped the sales process and developed the company's Channel Partner Program. Furthermore, they worked as the Director of Alliances & Channels for North America at Iron Mountain, responsible for cloud channel and alliance teams. Diane's experience in channel development can be seen during their tenure at Cisco, where they served as the VP Channel Development for Broadsoft and RVP Channel Development for BroadWorks. Diane has also showcased their leadership abilities at Mitel as an RVP of Sales for the Eastern Region. In addition, Diane has held various roles at Polycom, including Global Director Services Business Development, VP Global Strategic Alliances Nortel Networks, Health Care Major Account Manager, and Channel Business Manager. Throughout their career, Diane has achieved significant accomplishments, such as increasing revenue by 5X within a 2-year period and receiving the Global Alliance Management Award.

Diane Fokas is currently pursuing a certificate program in the Psychology of Leadership at Cornell University's SC Johnson College of Business, which is expected to be completed in 2023. Prior to this, they graduated from the University of Massachusetts Amherst with a Bachelor of Arts degree from the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences.

Additionally, Diane has obtained several certifications. In 2019, they received a Wilderness/Remote Location First Aid certification from NOLS and a Yoga Instructor Certification (RYT 200 Hours) from Yoga Alliance. In 2017, they obtained an Agile Scrum Product Owner Certification (CSPO) from LitheSpeed. Diane also holds an Agile Scrum Master Certification from LitheSpeed, although the exact dates of its acquisition are unavailable.