Chris Sousa

Chris Sousa has over 17 years of experience in sales and leadership roles in the technology industry. Currently, they are the Director of Channel Sales - Verizon at Versa Networks since January 2023. Prior to that, they served as a Board Member at Know Before You Go-NC starting in April 2022. From 2019 to 2022, they worked as the Vice President of Sales - Global Service Provider Lead at Netskope, where they were responsible for developing GTM strategies and securing major contracts. Before that, they held the role of Vice President Sales - AT&T at Fortinet from 2015 to 2019, driving significant revenue growth. Chris also served as a Global Account Manager - AT&T at Palo Alto Networks from 2012 to 2015, achieving top sales results. Chris has experience in sales leadership and partnership management, including their role as the Director of Sales, Service Providers - AT&T at Riverbed Technology from 2009 to 2012. Earlier in their career, they held positions as a Director of US Sales at Secure Islands Technologies (Acquired by Microsoft) and Director of Sales at ID Engines, Inc. (Acquired by Nortel/Avaya). Chris started their career as the Director of NA Sales, Mobile Security Solutions at McAfee, Inc. where they established sales activities and closed strategic customer contracts.

Chris Sousa attended West Virginia University where they pursued a BA degree in Business and Communications. No specific start or end years were provided for this educational experience.