Begoña Jara

Begoña Jara is an experienced executive and educator currently serving as Vice President & General Manager for Germany at NetApp since July 2023. In addition to this role, Begoña is a Lecturer at the International School of Management in Germany, teaching courses in Customer Centric Sales Management, Leadership & Change Management, and Leading to High Performance. Prior experience includes positions as Regional Vice President for Germany & Austria at Pure Storage, Sr. Director for Global Accounts EMEA at NetApp, Vice President of Global Enterprise Accounts EMEA at Commvault, and various roles at Symantec, Akamai Technologies, and MCI Worldcom. Begoña holds a PhD in International Relations focused on Islamist Terrorism and an Executive MBA, along with multiple degrees in business and languages from renowned institutions.