Irfan Ali

Irfan Ali serves as the Global Head of Edge Solutions Sales at NVIDIA since October 2021, focusing on driving exponential growth for NVIDIA's Edge Solutions. Previously, Irfan gained extensive experience at Cisco, where roles included Senior Director of Global Collaboration Sales Strategy and Operations, overseeing a sales organization of approximately 2000 representatives and over $5 billion in sales, and leading efforts in customer experience and IoT sales strategy. With a solid foundation in digital transformation and sales strategy implementation, Irfan has contributed to various initiatives within Cisco, including managing global teams and delivering digital strategy insights at executive forums. Earlier experience includes serving as Alliance Manager at Schlumberger. Irfan holds an MBA from Pepperdine Graziadio Business School and a BS in Electrical Engineering from California State University, Long Beach.