Gino Grano

Gino Grano currently serves as the Global Vice President for Americas Telco, Media & Entertainment at Red Hat since May 2017, previously holding roles such as Vice President of North America Service Provider Sales and Managing Sr Director for North America Service Providers Sales. At Red Hat, Gino led the open source business for major service provider partners and implemented effective go-to-market strategies that resulted in significant growth. Prior to Red Hat, Gino had a notable tenure at Cisco Systems from August 2005 to August 2016, where successes included leading Canada's largest Service Provider Operation, achieving annual revenues of US$100M to US$300M, and participating in Cisco's Leadership Pipeline development program. Gino's early career included roles at Nortel Networks. Gino holds a Bachelor of Applied Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Toronto and an MBA in Finance and Marketing from the Schulich School of Business at York University.