Dave Cotter

Dave Cotter has a diverse work experience spanning over 20 years. Dave is currently the Head of Contact Center Sales, North America at OpenFin, where they focus on bringing organizations together in a single, secure, unified workspace. Prior to that, they worked at Avaya as a Senior Global Sales Leader, specializing in Media, Entertainment & Manufacturing for Global Accounts. Their previous roles at Avaya include Global Sales Director for Healthcare & Manufacturing Vertical, Senior Global Client Executive for Media & Entertainment, and Global Client Director for Financial Markets. Before Avaya, they served as an Advisory Board Member at The AthLife Foundation, Inc. Dave also worked as a Global Sales Director at Polycom, where they were responsible for growing the Verizon relationship. Earlier in their career, they were the Director of Sales at Intercall (Genesys) and a Channel Account Director at BT Conferencing.

Dave Cotter completed their Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in English at Villanova University. In 2018, they attended The Wharton School for a Leadership & Management program. Additionally, Dave obtained several certifications from LinkedIn, including Human Leadership, How to Be Both Assertive and Likable, Inclusive Tech: The Case for Inclusive Leadership, Account Management: Maintaining Relationships, Executive Influence, Communicating Internally during Times of Uncertainty, Compassionate Leadership, One-Minute Habits for Success, Everything as a Service (XaaS) is the Future of Business, Becoming Indistractable, Building Resilience as a Leader, Developing a Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging Program, Digital Technologies Case Studies: AI, IoT, Robotics, Blockchain, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging, Leading with Fearless Mindfulness, Managing Your Emotions at Work, Business Ethics for Managers and Leaders, Coaching Skills for Leaders and Managers, Do the Work: Overcome Resistance (Blinkist Summary), and Executive Presence on Video Conference Calls. These certifications were obtained between December 2020 and September 2022.