Janine Soika - Sase Global Business Development Leader

Janine Soika has over 30 years of work experience in various roles related to business development, marketing, and sales. Currently, they serve as the Sr. Global Partner Director at Versa Networks, where they are responsible for driving sales of their SD WAN solutions globally. Prior to this role, they worked at Lumen Technologies, where they held several positions, including Sr. Executive Channel Partner Program Strategy and Business Development, Director Programs & Partner Recruitment, Wholesale, Alliances and Indirect Channel, and Business Development Executive. In these roles, they led sales programs, developed business plans, and executed strategies to engage and increase sales through channel partners.

Before joining Lumen Technologies, Soika held roles at Hosting, Verio, Arrow Electronics, Mutual of New York Life Insurance, AXA Equitable, Dow Jones, and IBM. Notable accomplishments include launching and managing a successful channel partner program at Hosting, leading Verio through a transition from direct sales to a channel sales focus, and conducting market research and analysis to identify new market opportunities at Mutual of New York Life Insurance and Dow Jones.

Overall, Soika has demonstrated expertise in driving sales growth, developing partner programs, and executing strategic marketing initiatives throughout their career.

Janine Soika - SASE Global Business Development Leader has a well-rounded education background. Janine pursued their higher education at Pace University, where they obtained a Master's of Business Administration degree in Corporate Finance from the Lubin School of Business from 1987 to 1991. Prior to that, they completed their undergraduate studies in Marketing at Pace University's Pleasantville/Briarcliff Campus from 1987 to 1989. Earlier in their academic journey, Janine earned an Associates's Degree in Fine Arts from Stony Brook University between 1985 and 1987. Janine completed their secondary education at Our Lady of Victory Academy, where they received a High School Diploma in Liberal Arts.