Troy Trenchard

Troy Trenchard has extensive experience in executive roles within the technology industry. Troy began their career at Cisco in 1994, where they served as Director of Marketing and Product Management for various portfolios. At Cisco, they led product and market strategy and played a crucial role in growing the remote office routing and integrated services portfolio. Troy then moved on to Citrix in 2006, where they served as Group VP & General Manager, leading a $140M business unit and achieving market leadership in multiple product categories. During their tenure at Citrix, they also acquired and integrated multiple companies and negotiated joint-development agreements with Microsoft.

In 2012, Troy joined Avaya as VP & General Manager, leading an $80M business unit and driving the development of next-generation applications and clients. Troy also transformed product development processes to Agile methodology. After Avaya, they joined CenturyLink in 2016 as VP Product Management, where they transformed Product Management and Product Marketing for an $18B portfolio. Troy consolidated teams, launched cloud-based solutions, and simplified the product portfolio.

From 2018 to 2019, Troy served as Chief Product Officer at InnoStreams, where they led product strategy, user experience, development, and marketing for a SaaS platform that supported AI-driven agile decisions for innovation. In 2019, they moved on to Sonatus, serving as Chief Product Officer and then as Chief Marketing Officer. At Sonatus, they led product strategy, management, marketing, and communications for an automotive software startup, establishing thought leadership, garnering media coverage, and launching solutions in Hyundai vehicles.

Currently, Troy is employed at Palo Alto Strategy Group as a Technology Executive. In their role, they assist Private Equity/Venture Capital firms in making optimal investments through technology diligence, analyzing and benchmarking various aspects of technology such as systems architecture, cloud infrastructure, software development, talent, and organizational alignment.

Troy Trenchard has attended various prestigious institutions to further their education. Troy pursued a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree with a focus on Marketing and Strategy from the University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business. Prior to that, they earned a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) with a specialization in Digital IC Design and Computer Architecture from the University of California, Berkeley. Troy also engaged in further professional development at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business, where they focused on Customer-Focused Innovation and Design Thinking. The specific years of enrollment for each educational experience are not provided.