Kevin Callaghan

Kevin Callaghan is an advisor at ThoughtData. Prior to joining ThoughtData, Kevin spent 11 years at Cisco Systems where they held various positions including Cisco Account Manager and Cisco Global Account Manager. Kevin was responsible for securing Cisco's largest single project-focused deal value in Cisco’s history through a multiyear contract with AT&T for $1B. Kevin also led a matrixed account team to close an aggregation router deal of $155M against Cisco's #1 competitor, leading to achieving the Cisco Sales Champion Award. In addition, Kevin headed a complex routing re-architecture initiative for an AT&T entity to replace 3-4 existing competitive vendor’s network layers with hi-cap CRS-1 routers, reflecting a potential $122m cost savings. Kevin was recognized for noteworthy team development and collaboration efforts, earning the Teamwork and Collaboration award in 2009. During their time at Cisco, Kevin also spearhead a global team of 12-15 people worldwide in a virtual matrix environment to build the executive relationship between Cisco and PepsiCo and implement key initiatives for business growth. This initiative led to a 54% revenue increase YOY, generating $40M in total revenue from 2005 to 2007. Kevin has also managed the engagement between Cisco CEO John Chambers and the largest independent credit card issuer's (now owned by Bank of America) top executives, which assisted in displacing an incumbent competitor for a $37M+ total network replacement.

Kevin Callaghan has a Bachelor of Science in Business Management from Tennessee Tech University - College of Business. Kevin is certified by the State of Texas as a Private Security / Level IV Personal Protection Officer from Watermark Church in Dallas, TX (Volunteer).