Kalisha Bankston

Kalisha Bankston serves as the Global Channel Director at Sophos since July 2025. Previously, Kalisha held various senior leadership positions at Secureworks from April 2019 to July 2025, and at VMware from December 2008 to March 2019, where significant achievements included directing a partnership that generated over $80M annually. Kalisha's extensive experience encompasses channel sales and management roles at companies such as Asure Software, Direct Impact, Apple, and Dell, demonstrating a consistent track record of revenue growth and partner relationship development. Kalisha received multiple awards, including Excellence Awards and All-Star Awards, indicating a commitment to high performance in sales and channel management. Kalisha holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from The University of Texas at Austin.