Michelle Afshar

Michelle Afshar (Dotson) currently serves as the Global Head of Enablement at Darktrace, a position held since May 2024. Prior to this role, Michelle held the position of Head of GTM Enablement at Verkada and was instrumental in various leadership roles at Zoom from February 2020 to September 2023, including Head of GTM Enablement + Strategy and Head of Sales Enablement. Experience at Palo Alto Networks included serving as Sr. Manager of Global Enablement Operations, where recognition was received with the Global Enablement Impact Award in Q3FY2019. Earlier career highlights involve serving as Director of Sales Operations at Apttus, where achievements included being a Dreamforce16 Super Session Speaker and earning Apttus FY17 President's Club recognition. An established professional in sales operations and enablement, Michelle has also managed sales processes, training, and analytics across multiple organizations, supporting C-level executives at each company. Academic credentials include a degree from the University of San Francisco.