Adrianne Ward

Adrianne Ward is an accomplished technology executive with extensive experience in presales, solutions architecture, and strategic leadership across multiple organizations. Currently serving as Senior Director of Solutions Architects for Prisma Cloud Strategics at Palo Alto Networks, Adrianne previously held the position of Vice President of Global Presales Shared Services and Alliances at Okta, where significant contributions included establishing scalable capabilities and processes for presales functions. Prior roles include Senior Director of Pre-Sales at Tuebora Inc, Director of Pre-Sales at One Identity, and Director of Solutions Architecture at Dell, all of which involved aligning technical teams with sales efforts to achieve substantial revenue growth. Adrianne’s career started at Quest Software, followed by tenures at Avanade, Sarcom, and Entex Inc. Adrianne earned an MBA in Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Software Engineering from the University of Phoenix.