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Richard Ryan

Sylvain Cazard is the senior vice president and general manager for VMware’s business in Asia Pacific & Japan. In this role, Cazard is responsible for VMware’s sales, business strategy and services across the region. He is adept in executing go-to-market strategy across a multi-product and multi-cloud platform supporting digital transformation of enterprises and believes that a customer centric behavior is critical for an organization’s growth.

Prior to this, Cazard was vice president for Central EMEA, responsible for driving business growth, sales and operations across Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Russia/CIS countries, Israel and Eastern Europe. Previously, he successfully led VMware’s software-defined data center business (SDDC), following three years as country manager, France and several years managing global accounts. 

With more than 20 years’ hi-tech experience in Europe, Cazard started his career with SAP Business Objects in Europe, progressing through various management and sales positions in France and also as regional manager, Iberia.

Cazard graduated from the École Centrale with a degree in engineering, mechanics and computer science. He also holds an executive MBA in general management from Stanford University.  

Sylvain Cazard

Guru Venkatachalam was appointed as the Vice President and Chief Technology Officer for Asia Pacific and Japan in January of 2021. Venkatachalam has over 28 years of experience in IT. Prior to this role, he was CTO of Cloud Architecture at [VMware](/org/vmware). 

Guru Venkatachalam

Kit Colbert joined VMware in September 2003 (following an internship in 2002) and currently serves as senior vice president and chief technology officer. He is responsible for ensuring VMware’s long term technology leadership through research and innovation programs, with the primary goal of positively impacting and shaping the future of VMware, its ecosystem, and its customers. As CTO, Colbert’s will shape the technical vision for the company, and the transformation to a cloud and subscription-centric R&D organization. His oversight includes advancing research and development efforts, overseeing the VMware Engineering Services team, the Design/UX team and the company’s ESG commitments.

Prior to September 2021, Colbert served in multiple roles, including VMware’s Cloud CTO, General Manager of VMware’s Cloud-Native Apps business, CTO for VMware’s End-User Computing Business, and as the lead architect for the VMware vRealize Operations Suite. Colbert joined VMware as the technical lead behind the creation, development and delivery of the vMotion and Storage vMotion features in VMware vSphere.

Colbert is a recognized thought-leader on application modernization and multi-cloud trends. He speaks regularly at industry conferences and serves as the multi-cloud voice for the VMware Office of the CTO blog.

Colbert holds a bachelor’s of science in computer science from Brown University.

Kit Colbert

Nicole Anasenes is the current Director at [VMware](/org/vmware). Prior to this, they were the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer at [Squarespace](/org/squarespace) from February 2016 to March 2020. Nicole was also the Chief Financial Officer at [Infor](/org/infor) from November 2013 to July 2015. Nicole began their career as a Summer Associate at [Bain & Company](/org/bain) from June 2001 to August 2001. Nicole then became the VP & Chief Financial Officer Software Middleware Group at IBM from June 2004 to November 2013. Nicole also worked as a Treasury Executive at IBM from September 2002 to January 2004. Prior to that, they were a Business Development Analyst (M&A) at IBM from July 1996 to July 2000.

Nicole Anasenes has a MBA in Strategic Management from The Wharton School. Nicole also has a BS in Economics & International Business from NYU Stern School of Business. Lastly, they are a BA Candidate in International Affairs from [University of Colorado Boulder](/org/university-of-colorado-boulder).

Nicole Anasenes

Mr. Denman was elected to the [VMware](/org/vmware) board of directors in January 2021. He has been a venture partner at [Sway Ventures](/org/sway-ventures), a venture capital firm, since 2018. Previously, Mr. Denman was President and CEO of Emotient, Inc. a provider of video-based automated facial expression measurement software technology, from 2012 until the company was acquired by Apple in 2016. Previously, he was the Chief Executive Officer of Openwave Systems, Inc. and iPass, Inc. and a Senior Vice President for MediaOne. Mr. Denman has been Visiting Professor at the University of Washington Foster School of Business – Edward V. Fritzky Endowed Chair since 2012 where he also serves on the Advisory Board, in addition to being an Executive Board Member of the University of Washington Foundation. He is also a member of the Board of Trustees of Seattle Children’s Hospital. Mr. Denman is also a director of Motorola Solutions, Inc., Costco Wholesale Corp. and LendingClub Inc.


Kenneth Denman

John Sabino is VMware’s Chief Customer Experience Officer and leads the Customer Experience and Success (CXS) organization including the Customer Success, Professional Services, Learning, and Global Support teams. John joined VMware in October 2021 bringing more than 25 years of experience spanning strategic operations, commercial operations, and sales.  

Prior to joining VMware, John was Splunk’s Chief Customer Officer where he led the Customer Success organization including Sales Engineering, Professional Services, Education Services, Global Support, CSM & Best Practices, and Renewals functions. During his tenure as Splunk’s CCO, John was responsible for leading the company through its journey to a SaaS-based revenue and operations model while maintaining its expansive installed base.  
 
Before joining Splunk, John was the Chief Operating Officer for GE Digital where he was responsible for all commercial strategy, processes, technology, and analytics and also held similar senior executive roles at GE Capital and NBC Universal driving their digital transformation journey.  John also served as a captain in the United States Army where he led military operations at the platoon, company, and battalion levels.   

John graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point with a Bachelor of Science in Systems Engineering and holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Southern California, Marshall School of Business. When John is not spending time with his team or customers, you can find him and his family engaged in a variety of outdoor sports including surfing, skiing, hiking, playing lacrosse and horseback riding.

John Sabino

David leads the research & innovation activities that are accelerating and extending VMware’s technology leadership. He also represents VMware’s technology strategy to government customers worldwide.

David has a track record of driving innovation in multiple domains. He has worked in academia, as a faculty member at MIT; in government, at DARPA; in industry at Intel, Amazon/A9.com and Microsoft; and as a partner in a venture capital firm. Dr. Tennenhouse has been involved in the strategic planning and execution of programs related to a wide range of technologies, including distributed/cloud computing, blockchain, networking, computer architecture, storage, wireless communications, machine learning, search/advertising, IoT, robotics, MEMs, healthcare, and nano/bio-technology.

David holds a BASc and MASc in Electrical Engineering from the University of Toronto and obtained his PhD at the University of Cambridge. He is a member of the ACM, a Fellow of the IEEE, and a member of the FCC’s Technological Advisory Council.


David Tennenhouse

Shawn Bass is the current Chief Technical Officer for End User Computing at [VMware](/org/vmware). Shawn has over 20 years of experience in the IT field, starting their career in 1995 as a Sr. Systems Engineer for Progressive Network Solutions. In 1998 they started their own company, Shawnbass.com, which provided IT consulting services to businesses in the Chicagoland area. In 2006 they joined [Northern Trust](/org/northern-trust) as a consultant, and later held similar positions with Allstate Insurance and [CNA Insurance](/org/cna-insurance). In 2014 they joined [VMware](/org/vmware) as CTO for End User Computing.

Shawn Bass began their educational career at [College of DuPage](/org/college-of-dupage) before transferring to Hinsdale South.

Some of their coworkers include Bharath Rangarajan - VP, Product - End User Computing. Their manager is Shankar Iyer, GM, End User Computing.

Shawn Bass

Stewart Davis is the current Head of Americas Sales Operations at [VMware](/org/vmware). Prior to this, they served as the Head of Sales Planning & Operations for Americas at [VMware](/org/vmware) from January 2020 to November 2021. Stewart also served as the Vice President Sales Operations & Enablement at Sage from January 2017 to December 2019, where they led the Sales Operations & Enablement organization for Americas consisting of sales administration, sales operations, quota and commissions, business reporting & analytics and Salesforece.com administration.

At ABB Enterprise Software, Stewart Davis held the position of Global VP Sales Operations and Enablement from March 2015 to October 2017.

Stewart Davis has a MBA in Business from the University of Georgia - Terry College of Business.

Some of their coworkers include Gregg Hedstrom - VP, US Commercial Sales Division. Stewart Davis reports to Dan Zugelder, SVP, GM - Americas.

Stewart Davis

Adriane Foster is a Business Analyst at [VMware](/org/vmware). Adriane has also worked as a Lead Business Analyst, SaaS Billing Operations at [VMware](/org/vmware) from August 2020 to January 2021. In this role, they were responsible for Project Management and Financial Analysis for the billing department. Adriane was also in charge of training regional managers and updating manuals and policies.

Adriane Foster has experience working on a global time schedule and is familiar with connecting with internal teams, vendors, and clients. Adriane is also a stakeholder for meeting scheduling and cadence. In addition, they have designed, documented, and implemented Best Practices and negotiated Business Rules. Furthermore, they have produced KPI reports and gathered complex Business Intelligence data from various sources.

Thanks to their efforts, Adriane Foster has prevented disputes and loss of revenue by holding various teams accountable. Adriane has also served as a Subject Matter Expert and Liaison for Corporate Governance. Additionally, they have presented to Account Executives and C-level executives.

Adriane Foster has a Bachelor's degree in Communications with a focus in Journalism from [Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo](/org/pontificia-universidade-catolica-de-sao-paulo). Adriane also has a Certificate in Software Localization from the [University of Washington](/org/university-of-washington) and a Project Management Certificate from Bellevue College. In addition, they are certified by the PMI (Project Management Foundation Program at HPE) and is currently working towards their Project Management Certification.

Adriane Foster

Paula J. Delaney is the Senior Vice President of Finance at [VMware](/org/vmware). Paula has been with the company since April 2014, and in their current role, they oversee the financial wellbeing of the company. Prior to their time at [VMware](/org/vmware), Paula was with [Cadence Design Systems](/org/cadence-design-systems) for 17 years, where they served as the Senior Group Director of Worldwide Sales Finance. In that role, they were responsible for leading the finance team that supported the worldwide field sales organization, as well as heading up the corporate FP&A organization. Paula is a highly skilled financial professional with a proven track record in both the private and public sectors. Paula is a trusted advisor and leader within their organization, and they are known for their dedication to their work and their team.

Paula J. Delaney has a Joint Honours Bachelor's Degree in Finance & Economics from Maynooth University, a Higher Diploma in IT from Maynooth University, and a Master's Degree in Accountancy (ACCA) from Griffith College Dublin.

They work with Sirisha Dasu - VP, Finance - M&A & ERP Solutions, Ryan Hom - VP, CFO - Global Business Units, and Paul Ziots - VP, Investor Relations. Their manager is Zane Rowe, CFO.

Paula J. Delaney

Ryan Hom is the current VP and CFO for Global Business Units at [VMware](/org/vmware). Ryan has over 20 years of experience in the finance and accounting industry. Prior to joining [VMware](/org/vmware), Ryan was the Director Finance - CFO for [Cisco](/org/cisco)'s Security Business Group. In this role, they were responsible for all key financial activities for [Cisco](/org/cisco)'s Security Business Group. Ryan has also held positions at IBM as a Sr. Financial Analyst supporting business unit activities for the Global Storage Division.

Ryan Hom attended the University of California, Los Angeles, where they earned a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering. Ryan then went on to earn an MBA from the University of California, Irvine - The Paul Merage School of Business.

Ryan Hom reports to Zane Rowe, CFO. They work with Sirisha Dasu - VP, Finance - M&A & ERP Solutions, Paul Ziots - VP, Investor Relations, and Paula J. Delaney - SVP, Finance.

Ryan Hom

Pamela Cass is the Vice President of Global Field Marketing & Demand Generation at [VMware](/org/vmware). Pamela has over 25 years of experience in marketing and sales, having previously held positions such as the Vice President of Oracle Mergers & Acquisitions and the Senior Director of Marketing for SSA Global. 

Cass began their career in 1992 as the Senior Director of Marketing for SSA Global. In this role, they were responsible for the development and execution of marketing and sales strategies for the company. Pamela remained in this position until 2000, when they left to join Siebel Systems as the Vice President of Marketing & Alliances for Asia Pacific & Japan. 

At Siebel Systems, Cass was responsible for setting up and establishing the Asia/Pacific marketing organization. Pamela also oversaw the development and execution of closed loop marketing and alliances strategies for the business across Asia/Pacific and Japan. In 2006, Siebel Systems was acquired by Oracle Corporation, and Cass became the Vice President of Oracle Mergers & Acquisitions, responsible for leading the co-ordination of the BEA Integration into Oracle across Asia Pacific. 

Cass joined [VMware](/org/vmware) in 2008 and has been instrumental in growing the company’s field marketing and demand generation efforts globally. Under their leadership, [VMware](/org/vmware) has seen significant growth in its customer base and market share.

Pamela Cass has a Masters in Communications from the [University of Technology Sydney](/org/university-of-technology-sydney) and a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from UNSW.

Kirsten Cox - VP, Marketing - EMEA, Sarah Semple - VP, Integrated Marketing report to Pamela Cass. Pamela Cass works with Jasmine Ivanov - VP, Marketing, Lee Caswell - VP, Marketing - Hyper-Converged Infrastructure, and Vittorio Viarengo - VP, Cloud Marketing. Pamela Cass reports to Laura Heisman, SVP, Chief Marketing Officer.

Pamela Cass

Muneyb Minhazuddin is a technology executive who has experience leading software development teams and conducting research in broadband telecommunications networks. Muneyb is currently the Vice President of Edge Computing at [VMware](/org/vmware).

Minhazuddin began their career as a research scientist with CSIRO in 1998. Muneyb participated in research and development of multimedia applications and network technologies, and was responsible for preparing and demonstrating advanced technologies to external visitors. Muneyb also played a role in developing product-level systems for internal use or for external contracts.

In 2001, Minhazuddin joined Avaya as Chief Technology Officer. During their 11 years with the company, they oversaw the development of software for various Avaya products, including IP softphones, hardphones, media processors, and Crossfire DSPs. Muneyb was also responsible for Avaya Communication Manager's QoS and security architecture, and served as systems engineer for Voice Monitoring Manager.

Minhazuddin joined [VMware](/org/vmware) in 2012 and currently leads the company's Edge Computing division.

Muneyb Minhazuddin has an MBA in Marketing/Marketing Management and a ME in Telecommunication from Swinburne University of Technology. Muneyb also has a BE in Electronics and Communication from the University of Madras.

Their manager is Sumit Dhawan, President. They are on a team with Joan Stone - SVP, Chief Communications Officer, Susan Nash - SVP, Dell Business, and Gregory Lehrer - VP, Strategic Technology Partnerships.

Muneyb Minhazuddin

Rich Lang has been working in human resources for over 20 years. Rich started their career as a Director of Field Service Delivery for Pacific Gas & Electric. Rich then moved on to Sun Microsystems where they worked their way up to Vice President of Human Resources. In 2010, they left Sun to join Nokia as their Vice President of Human Resources. Rich stayed with Nokia until 2012 when they joined [VMware](/org/vmware) as their Senior Vice President of Human Resources.

Rich Lang attended [Stanford University](/org/stanford) for their BS in Industrial Engineering and then went on to get their MBA from the UCLA Anderson School of Management.

Some direct reports include Anu Datta - VP, Executive Recruiting, Susan Insley - VP, HR, and Shanis Windland - VP, HR. Their manager is Betsy Sutter, Chief People Officer.

Rich Lang

David Kluzak is the Vice President of WW Strategic Alliances at [VMware](/org/vmware). David has previously held positions at Stratosphere Management, [VMware](/org/vmware), and CA Technologies. At CA Technologies, they were the Vice President of the Service Assurance Business Group. David was responsible for leading and managing field teams to drive client rate sales and support for Service Assurance products. David was able to grow the computer management software sales business to above 5% YoY through communicating a clear value proposition and by pivoting solutions to CA Service Assurance. This led to double-digit business growth for several years, more than double management expectations, and this standardized ROI integrations.

David Kluzak has a BS in International Relations from Minnesota State University Moorhead, a BS in International Relations from the University of Minnesota - Carlson School of Management, and a BS in International Relations from Oxford University - Nuffield College. David is currently pursuing a certification in ITIL Foundation Certification Training Level from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

They are on a team with Robert Ruelas - VP, End User Computing Sales - Americas, Eric Benson - VP, Cloud Sales, and Dan Zugelder - SVP, GM - Americas. David Kluzak reports to Jean-Pierre Brulard, EVP, Worldwide Sales.

David Kluzak

Ana Iacovetta is the VP, Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer & Deputy General Counsel at [VMware](/org/vmware). Ana has held this position since November 2016. Prior to that, they were the Associate General Counsel, IBM Research from May 1995 to November 2016. In that role, they were responsible for advising on all broad range of legal issues concerning the day-to-day operations of the division. Ana also directed the legal team that provided transactional support on a variety deals, including joint development agreements, IP licensing, university collaboration agreements, among others. Ana was also responsible for legal support of IBM’s remaining microelectronics business.

Before their time at IBM, Ms. Iacovetta was an associate at Thacher Proffitt & Wood LLP from September 1992 to May 1995. In that role, they supported all bank regulatory compliance issues for thrifts and mutual savings banks, bank IPO and securities filings (8K, 10Q, 10Ks), as well as ERISA issues.

Ana Iacovetta is a lawyer who has a JD from [Boston University](/org/boston-university) School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations and Philosophy from [Boston University](/org/boston-university). Ana also has certification from World 50, Inc. in World 50 Next Women.

They work with Aine Lyons - VP, Deputy General Counsel - Worldwide Legal Operations, Craig Norris - VP, Deputy General Counsel - Corporate Securities & M&A, and Darryl Smith - VP, Deputy General Counsel - Intellectual Property. Their manager is Amy Fliegelman Olli, General Counsel.

Ana Iacovetta

Craig Norris is the VP, Deputy General Counsel - Corporate Securities & M&A at [VMware](/org/vmware). Prior to joining [VMware](/org/vmware), Craig was at Sun Microsystems where they led the Corporate Law Group and was responsible for securities law compliance and managing all legal aspects of Sun’s mergers and acquisitions. Craig progressed from Director of M&A and Strategic Transactions to Director of Corporate Securities in October 2005 to Vice President in May 2007. Before Sun, Craig was an associate at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati where they had a diverse corporate and securities practice focused on public and private securities offerings, mergers and acquisitions, venture capital financings, organizing new businesses and general counseling for public and private companies.

Craig Norris has a J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law and an A.B. in economics from [Stanford University](/org/stanford).

They are on a team with Darryl Smith - VP, Deputy General Counsel - Intellectual Property, Aine Lyons - VP, Deputy General Counsel - Worldwide Legal Operations, and Morris Kremen - VP, Deputy General Counsel - Commercial Legal. Their manager is Amy Fliegelman Olli, General Counsel.

Craig Norris

Darryl Smith is currently the VP, Deputy General Counsel - Intellectual Property at [VMware](/org/vmware). Darryl has over 25 years of experience in intellectual property law. Prior to joining [VMware](/org/vmware), they were with Starfish Software, a division of [Motorola](/org/motorola), where they served as Intellectual Property Counsel from January 2000 to December 2002. Darryl also served as Intellectual Property Counsel at Siemens Corporation from November 1994 to May 2000.

Darryl Smith went to Cornell Law School.

Darryl Smith reports to Amy Fliegelman Olli, General Counsel. They are on a team with Jacqueline Davis - VP, Deputy General Counsel, Morris Kremen - VP, Deputy General Counsel - Commercial Legal, and Ana Iacovetta - VP, Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer & Deputy General Counsel.

Darryl Smith

Aine Lyons is the VP, Deputy General Counsel - Worldwide Legal Operations at [VMware](/org/vmware). Aine has also worked as Head of Legal Affairs EMEA at Schneider Electric Energy & Sustainability Services and Senior Corporate Counsel EMEA & Co Lead of Irish Site at Siebel Systems EMEA Limited.

Aine Lyons has a doctor of law from Harvard Law School, a master's degree in European integration from University of Limerick, and a bachelor's degree in law and European studies from University of Limerick. Aine is certified as a data privacy officer from Maastricht University Faculty of Law and as a practicing solicitor/lawyer from the [Law Society of Ireland](/org/law-society-of-ireland).

They are on a team with Ana Iacovetta - VP, Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer & Deputy General Counsel, Darryl Smith - VP, Deputy General Counsel - Intellectual Property, and Brooks Beard - VP, Deputy General Counsel - Litigation, Employment, Cybersecurity & Compliance. Their manager is Amy Fliegelman Olli, General Counsel.

Aine Lyons

Jacqueline Davis is the VP, Deputy General Counsel at [VMware](/org/vmware). Jacqueline has previously worked as Managing Counsel at Oracle America, Inc., Legal Director at Sun Microsystems, Inc., and as a specialized Associate in the Communications Group at Crowell & Moring LLP, where they focused on copyright/trademark, FCC regulatory and technology transactional support. Ms. Davis has also practiced in the Antitrust and Government Contracts areas, representing telcos before the [Department of Justice](/org/u-s-department-of-justice) and various Fortune 500 companies in bid protest actions.

Jacqueline Davis has a JD from Stanford Law School and a BA in Economics and Religious Studies from the University of Virginia.

They are on a team with Ana Iacovetta - VP, Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer & Deputy General Counsel, Brooks Beard - VP, Deputy General Counsel - Litigation, Employment, Cybersecurity & Compliance, and Craig Norris - VP, Deputy General Counsel - Corporate Securities & M&A. Their manager is Amy Fliegelman Olli, General Counsel.

Jacqueline Davis

Lee Caswell is the current Vice President of Marketing for Hyper-Converged Infrastructure at [VMware](/org/vmware). Prior to this, Lee served as the Vice President of Product and Solution Marketing at both [NetApp](/org/netapp) and Fusion-io, and was responsible for driving market adoption of software-defined distributed cloud infrastructure at [VMware](/org/vmware). Lee has also held positions as the Executive Vice President of Marketing and the Vice President and General Manager of Storage at Adaptec, which is now [Microsemi](/org/microsemi-corp).

Lee Caswell has earned both an MBA and a BA in economics. Lee is a Edward Tuck Scholar from The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, and a Wingspread Fellow from [Carleton College](/org/carleton-college).

Some of their coworkers include Vittorio Viarengo - VP, Cloud Marketing, Pamela Cass - VP, Global Field Marketing & Demand Generation, and Jasmine Ivanov - VP, Marketing. Lee Caswell reports to Laura Heisman, SVP, Chief Marketing Officer.

Lee Caswell

Dirk Hohndel is the current VP, Chief Open Source Officer at [VMware](/org/vmware). Dirk has also previously worked as CIQ, [DH Consulting](/org/dh-consulting), [The Linux Foundation](/org/the-linux-foundation), and [VMware](/org/vmware). Dirk has been in their current position at [VMware](/org/vmware) since June 2016. Dirk is responsible for all open source initiatives across the company and reports to the corporate CTO. Dirk has also been a member of the board of advisors at NETKI and a maintainer at Subsurface Divelog. Prior to joining Intel in 2001, Dirk worked as a Unix Architect at [Deutsche Bank](/org/deutsche-bank) from 1997-1998.

Dirk Hohndel studied mathematics and computer science at the Julius Maximilians University of Würzburg, where they earned their master's degree.

Dirk Hohndel

Bharath Rangarajan is the VP, Product - End User Computing at [VMware](/org/vmware). Bharath has over 15 years of experience in product management and marketing. Bharath has previously worked at [Lookout](/org/lookout), Pertino, [Citrix](/org/citrix-systems), Cisco/WebEx, GemStone Systems, and [Candle Corporation](/org/candle-corporation). Bharath has a wide range of experience in product management, product marketing, and mobile platforms.

Bharath Rangarajan has an MBA from the University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business, a Bachelor of Technology from the [Indian Institute of Technology, Madras](/org/indian-institute-of-technology-madras), and a Master of Science in Operations Research from the [Georgia Institute of Technology](/org/georgia-institute-of-technology).

They are on a team with and Shawn Bass - CTO, End User Computing. Bharath Rangarajan reports to Shankar Iyer, GM, End User Computing.

Bharath Rangarajan

Shanis Windland is the current VP of HR at [VMware](/org/vmware). Prior to joining [VMware](/org/vmware), Shanis was the CFO at Heptio from January 2017 to December 2018. Shanis was responsible for leading finance, HR, and operations at Heptio and was instrumental in Heptio's acquisition by [VMware](/org/vmware) in December 2018.

Before joining Heptio, Shanis was the Vice President of Finance at Z2 from January 2012 to December 2016. Shanis led the sale of Z2 to King Digital for $150M and served as the primary liaison with legal and King Digital during the transaction.

As the head of finance and accounting at Z2, Shanis oversaw all accounting, finance, and tax related matters across the organization. This included forecasting and budgeting, month end close, internal controls, the annual audit, and all tax matters. Shanis also managed banking and auditor relationships and interfaced with the board of directors and venture investors. Shanis provided insight and direction to the rest of the executive team on financial matters.

Shanis Windland has a BS in Accounting from [Central Washington University](/org/central-washington-university) and a Bachelor of Arts from [The University of Texas at Austin](/org/the-university-of-texas-at-austin). Shanis is certified by the Washington State Board of Accountancy as a Certified Public Accountant.

Shanis Windland reports to Rich Lang, SVP, HR. Some of their coworkers include Susan Insley - VP, HR, Anu Datta - VP, Executive Recruiting.

Shanis Windland

Melinda Lee Ferguson is the VP, GM - UK & Ireland at [VMware](/org/vmware). Melinda has also worked as the Group Vice President - Cloud Platform Technology at Oracle from January 2019 to December 2019. Prior to that, they took a year-long sabbatical during which they travelled extensively, went back to school, and volunteered with dog rescue.

Melinda Lee Ferguson has a Bachelor of Science in Business from the University of Colorado Boulder - Leeds School of Business. Melinda also has Certificates in Sustainable Business Strategy, Disruptive Strategy, and Entrepreneurship from [Harvard Business School](/org/harvard-business-school) Executive Education. Melinda also attended the University of Regensburg.

Melinda Lee Ferguson reports to Jean-Pierre Brulard, EVP, Worldwide Sales. Some of their coworkers include David Kluzak - VP, WW Strategic Alliances, Paula Hodgins - SVP, Worldwide Accounts & Telco Sales, and Dan Zugelder - SVP, GM - Americas.

Melinda Lee Ferguson

Hüseyin Dursun is currently the VP, Engineering & Head of [VMware](/org/vmware) Engineering Services at [VMware](/org/vmware). Prior to this, they were with Oracle Corporation from February 2013 to March 2014 as the Vice President of Engineering for Business Analytics. Hüseyin also spent 16 years at Microsoft from September 1997 to February 2013, where they were the Director of Engineering for Azure. Other previous positions include Siemens and Bilkent University. Hüseyin also co-founded EHA Comp - ISV and System Builder in July 1992 and served as the CEO until February 1994.

Hüseyin Dursun first attended the Stanford Executive Program at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business. Hüseyin then earned their B.S. in Mathematics from Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi / Middle East Technical University. Hüseyin followed that with an M.S. in Computer Engineering from the same school. Finally, they have an (All-but-dissertation) Ph.D. in Computer Engineering from Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi / Middle East Technical University.

Hüseyin Dursun reports to Kit Colbert, SVP, CTO. Hüseyin Dursun works with Nicola Acutt - VP, ESG - Office of the CTO, Milind Gadre - VP, Engineering, and Guru Venkatachalam - VP, CTO - APJ.

Hüseyin Dursun

Narayan Bharadwaj is currently the VP of Product for Cloud at [VMware](/org/vmware). Prior to that, they were the Head of Product at ClearStory Data from January 2013 to December 2014. There, they were responsible for disrupting the $15B Business Intelligence industry with cloud based data products that were accessible to all enterprise users. The ClearStory product launched at [Strata](/org/strata) New York in October 2013 and focused on converging external and internal data toward fast business insights. The insights platform included a collaboration framework, an interactive visual query interface, and a scalable in-memory processing platform. Furthermore, Narayan was responsible for the technology leadership with innovative distributed frameworks such as Apache Spark and Storm. The company was venture backed by [Andreessen Horowitz](/org/andreessen-horowitz), Google Ventures, and [Kleiner Perkins](/org/kleiner-perkins).

Prior to their work at ClearStory Data, Narayan Bharadwaj worked at Salesforce.com from July 2009 to July 2013 as the Director of Product Management. Narayan was responsible for the strategy and execution of initiatives that increased operational, product, marketing and sales efficiency. These initiatives included big data analytics to provide product metrics, business insights into usage and adoption, and to increase operational efficiency. Narayan was also responsible for the monitoring and management of the Salesforce.com platform- which included all parts of the multi-tenant software and hardware stack. A portfolio of best of breed open source, home grown, and vendor tools were used to drive increased operational efficiency.

Narayan Bharadwaj attended the University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business, the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, and the [University of Maryland](/org/university-of-maryland).

Some of their coworkers include and Rajeev Bhardwaj - VP, Product - Cloud Services Business. Narayan Bharadwaj reports to Krish Prasad, GM, Cloud Platform.

Narayan Bharadwaj

Paul Ziots has over 20 years of experience in Investor Relations, including positions at Oracle, Sun Microsystems, and [VMware](/org/vmware). 

Paul began their career in 1989 as a Human Resources Manager at Texas Instruments Japan. Paul then moved to [General Motors](/org/general-motors) in 1994, where they worked as a Finance and Commodity Manager. In 1995, they joined Sun Microsystems as a Director of Investor Relations, where they worked for the next 15 years. During their time at Sun, Paul was responsible for virtually every aspect of Investor Relations. In 2010, they left Sun to join Oracle as a Director of Investor Relations. Paul remained at Oracle for two years before joining [VMware](/org/vmware) in 2012. 

Paul is currently the Vice President of Investor Relations at [VMware](/org/vmware).

Paul Ziots received a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from the University of Michigan's Industrial & Operations Engineering program. Paul then went on to get their MBA and MA from the University of Michigan's Stephen M. Ross School of Business, with a focus in business and Asian studies (Japan).

They are on a team with Ryan Hom - VP, CFO - Global Business Units, Sirisha Dasu - VP, Finance - M&A & ERP Solutions, and Paula J. Delaney - SVP, Finance. Paul Ziots reports to Zane Rowe, CFO.

Paul Ziots

Eric Benson is currently the VP of Cloud Sales at [VMware](/org/vmware). Prior to this, they spent 10 years at Amazon Web Services in various leadership roles. Eric was Chief of Staff, Director of Customer Engagement, and Worldwide Commercial Sales. In these roles, they were responsible for strategic planning, executive engagement strategy, business planning, and advising worldwide VPs. Eric was also a GM and Managing Director of Territory Sales and Head of Inside Sales. 

Before joining Amazon, Eric Benson worked at Microsoft for 3 years as a Unified Communications / Online Services Solution Sales. And prior to that, they worked at Symantec for 6 years in Enterprise Sales as a Sales Representative and Sales Leader.

Eric Benson received their Juris Doctor from Boston University School of Law and their B.A. from [Lewis & Clark College](/org/lewis-clark-college). Eric is certified by Amazon Web Services (AWS) in Amazon Certified Bar Raiser, Executive Conversations, Leader of Leaders, and Making Great Hiring Decisions. Eric is also certified by Microsoft in Microsoft Solution Selling and StregthsFinder Training.

Some of their coworkers include Paula Hodgins - SVP, Worldwide Accounts & Telco Sales, Melinda Lee Ferguson - VP, GM - UK & Ireland, and Dan Zugelder - SVP, GM - Americas. Their manager is Jean-Pierre Brulard, EVP, Worldwide Sales.

Eric Benson

Susan Insley is the current Vice President of Human Resources at [VMware](/org/vmware). Susan has held previous positions as the Vice President of Internal Audit at VeriSign and Senior Audit Management at Intel. 

At VeriSign, Susan established the Internal Audit and Ethics and Compliance capabilities. Susan also evolved the SOX program to a risk based approach, reducing total costs by 30%. 

At Intel, Susan led a global organization focused on Intel’s international operations and global fraud investigations. Susan also established the multi-discipline Ethics Management Review Committee responsible for implementing and monitoring ethics and compliance infrastructure for the global corporation of over 100,000 employees.

Susan Insley has a BBA in finance from The University of Georgia. Susan also holds certification from The Institute of Internal Auditors Inc. in Certification in Risk Management Assurance (CRMA) and Certified Internal Auditor (CIA).

They are on a team with Shanis Windland - VP, HR, Anu Datta - VP, Executive Recruiting. Susan Insley reports to Rich Lang, SVP, HR.

Susan Insley

Vittorio Viarengo is the Vice President of Cloud Marketing at [VMware](/org/vmware). Vittorio has over 20 years of experience in marketing and product management, including positions at MobileIron and [VMware](/org/vmware). Vittorio is a food blogger and author of "VivaLaFocaccia."

Vittorio Viarengo attended Università degli Studi di Genova where they received a Bachelor's degree in Computer Software Engineering. Vittorio also received a Music Theory and Solfeggio Teacher Certification from the same school. In addition, they are certified as a Professional Tennis Registry - PTR Adults Tennis Instructor.

Vittorio Viarengo reports to Laura Heisman, SVP, Chief Marketing Officer. They work with Pamela Cass - VP, Global Field Marketing & Demand Generation, Lee Caswell - VP, Marketing - Hyper-Converged Infrastructure, and Jasmine Ivanov - VP, Marketing.

Vittorio Viarengo

Thouseef Vellore is the Sr Manager of SaaS Billing Inquiries & Disputes at [VMware](/org/vmware). Thouseef has been with the company since August 2014, starting as an MTS Intern before being promoted to Senior MTS. In this role, they were responsible for the design of View Deployment Engine (VDE), an evolution of FVS from a monolithic architecture to support the entire Horizon Suite of Applications. Thouseef architected the VDE solution as a modularized plugin based approach with a core engine exposing REST api endpoints designed with swagger.

Prior to joining [VMware](/org/vmware), Thouseef worked for Tata Consultancy Services from April 2011 to July 2012 as an Assistant Systems Engineer. Thouseef was a team member on two diverse projects for GE Capital Americas. The first project was developing a solution for automating the lending and pricing business of GE. The backend handled nearly 10k fields and achieved more than 40% improvement in execution time compared to their existing system. The second project was developing UX for a project to simplify standard booking process followed by GE. The aim was to reduce booking and audit touch time and improve first time booking accuracy.

Thouseef Vellore has a Master's degree in Computer Science from [Vellore Institute of Technology](/org/vellore-institute-of-technology) and a B.Tech in Computer Science from Mahatma Gandhi University.

Thouseef Vellore

Kenny Sit currently works as a Business Analyst at [VMware](/org/vmware). Prior to this, they worked as a Product Manager at [GroundTruth](/org/groundtruth) from January 2015 to December 2019. Kenny has also worked as a Consultant at FibroGen, Inc. from January 2014 to December 2015 and as an Analyst at [LinkedIn](/org/linkedin) from January 2011 to December 2012. Sit also has experience as an entrepreneur; they are a Co-Founder of Simple Pickup, a company they started in January 2011 and ran until December 2014. Kenny's previous work experience also includes internships at Sun Microsystems and MySQL, where they worked as a Revenue Analyst (Intern) from January 2008 to December 2008 and from January 2007 to December 2008 respectively.

Kenny Sit studied at UC Irvine where they obtained their Bachelor of Arts. Kenny then went on to study at De Anza College in the field of Accounting and received a certificate of achievement. Sit is also certified in ScrumMaster from Scrum Alliance, [Expensify](/org/expensify)Approved! from [Expensify](/org/expensify), and Product Management from [General Assembly](/org/general-assembly). In addition, they have an Oracle Financials Cloud: Enterprise Structures with General Ledgers Implementation certification from Oracle and an Outreach Admin Specialist certification from Outreach.

Kenny Sit

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Brendon Howe is the current GM of Blockchain at [VMware](/org/vmware). Brendon has also previously held the position of SVP/GM of Cloud Data Services at [NetApp](/org/netapp) from June 2006 to May 2019. Brendon has also worked with Acopia Networks as VP of Marketing & Business Development from March 2003 to June 2006 and Trebia Networks as VP of Marketing from January 2001 to March 2003. Brendon's first VP position was at NaviNet from November 1998 to November 2000, where they were in charge of Product Development and Marketing.

Brendon Howe has a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from [Boston University](/org/boston-university) and an MBA in Finance and International Business from NYU Stern School of Business.

A direct report to Brendon Howe is and Tanya Shastri - VP, Product - Blockchain. Brendon Howe reports to Kit Colbert, SVP, CTO. They work with Milind Gadre - VP, Engineering, Hüseyin Dursun - VP, Engineering & Head of [VMware](/org/vmware) Engineering Services, and Nicola Acutt - VP, ESG - Office of the CTO.

Brendon Howe

Anu Datta is currently the Vice President of Executive Recruiting at [VMware](/org/vmware). Anu has been with the company since April of 2008 and in their current role for over three years. Prior to joining [VMware](/org/vmware), Anu was an Executive Recruiter with Korn/Ferry International where they were a member of the Financial Officer Practice. Anu has also held positions as a Senior Consultant with Capital Christian & Timbers and as an Executive Recruiter with Accountants Inc Executive Search.

Anu Datta completed a BSc in Mathematics & Business Studies at the [University of Warwick](/org/university-of-warwick). Anu then attended Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School in Blackburn.

They work with Shanis Windland - VP, HR, Susan Insley - VP, HR. Anu Datta reports to Rich Lang, SVP, HR.

Anu Datta

Rajeev Bhardwaj is the current Vice President of Product for Cloud Services Business at [VMware](/org/vmware). Rajeev has been with the company since 2016 and in their current role, they are responsible for enabling cloud providers to build and operate [VMware](/org/vmware) IaaS. Under their leadership, the Cloud Provider business has become one of the largest contributors to [VMware](/org/vmware) SaaS and Subscription revenue. Key accomplishments include delivering the Cloud Provider Platform (CPP), a turnkey solution on top of SDDC, with self-service Public Cloud experience for Compute, Networking, Storage, Security, Containers/K8s, and usage-based utility metering, monthly billing, migration, and chargeback.

Prior to joining [VMware](/org/vmware), Rajeev spent 14 years at [Cisco](/org/cisco) Systems where they held various positions in product management, most recently as Vice President of Products for Data Center Networking. In this role, they were responsible for [Cisco](/org/cisco)'s data center networking products, including Nexus 9000 switches and Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI). Other notable accomplishments during their time at [Cisco](/org/cisco) include leading the product line management team for Wireless Networking and launching [Cisco](/org/cisco)'s first security appliance.

Before [Cisco](/org/cisco), Rajeev was Director of Product Management at Nexsi Systems where they oversaw the launch of the company's first products.

Rajeev Bhardwaj earned their MBA from The George Washington University School of Business and their Masters in Electrical Engineering from [George Mason University](/org/george-mason-university).

Rajeev Bhardwaj reports to Krish Prasad, GM, Cloud Platform. They are on a team with and Narayan Bharadwaj - VP, Product - Cloud.

Rajeev Bhardwaj

Jasmine Ivanov is the current Vice President of Marketing at [VMware](/org/vmware). Jasmine has over fifteen years of experience in marketing, having previously worked as a Senior Marketing Manager at the [Cleveland Clinic](/org/cleveland-clinic) and as an Account Executive at WJW-TV. Jasmine began their career as a marketing intern at [KPMG](/org/kpmg). 

Jasmine is a highly experienced and successful marketing executive. At [VMware](/org/vmware), they are responsible for overseeing all marketing activities and initiatives for the company. Jasmine has a proven track record of success in developing and executing marketing campaigns that drive revenue growth and customer engagement. 

Under Jasmine’s leadership, the marketing team at [VMware](/org/vmware) has achieved several successes, including the launch of a new product line that resulted in record sales in the first year. Jasmine is passionate about their work and is constantly looking for ways to improve the effectiveness of their team’s work. Jasmine is an innovative thinker and an excellent communicator, both of which have contributed to their success in marketing.

After completing their undergraduate degree at The Ohio State University, Jasmine Ivanov went on to earn their Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) with a concentration in marketing and marketing management from [Case Western Reserve University](/org/case-western-reserve-university).

Their manager is Laura Heisman, SVP, Chief Marketing Officer. They are on a team with Pamela Cass - VP, Global Field Marketing & Demand Generation, Lee Caswell - VP, Marketing - Hyper-Converged Infrastructure, and Vittorio Viarengo - VP, Cloud Marketing.

Jasmine Ivanov

Morris Kremen is the Vice President & Deputy General Counsel of Commercial Legal at [VMware](/org/vmware). Morris has been with the company since June 2011. Prior to that, they were with Microsoft for 16 years as Associate General Counsel. Morris has also worked at [Spacelabs Healthcare](/org/spacelabs-healthcare-inc) and Riddell Williams P.S. as a partner.

Morris Kremen attended [Stanford University](/org/stanford) for their undergraduate degree, where they studied economics and political science. Morris then went on to attend Harvard Law School, where they earned their Doctor of Law degree.

Their manager is Amy Fliegelman Olli, General Counsel. They are on a team with Craig Norris - VP, Deputy General Counsel - Corporate Securities & M&A, Aine Lyons - VP, Deputy General Counsel - Worldwide Legal Operations, and Jacqueline Davis - VP, Deputy General Counsel.

Morris Kremen

Brooks Beard is currently the VP, Deputy General Counsel - Litigation, Employment, Cybersecurity & Compliance at [VMware](/org/vmware). Prior to this, they were a Neutral Commissioner at the San Francisco Residential Rent Stabilization and Arbitration Board from October 2007 to September 2013. Before that, they were a Partner at Morrison & Foerster LLP from June 1997 to June 2014. Brooks started their career as an Associate at [Jones Day](/org/jones-day) from January 1996 to December 1997.

Brooks Beard received a LL.M., with distinction, in Law from Georgetown University Law Center, an Executive Education - Leadership in Corporate Counsel Program from Harvard Law School, a J.D., cum laude, in Law from Vermont Law and Graduate School, and a B.A. from UC Santa Barbara.

They are on a team with Aine Lyons - VP, Deputy General Counsel - Worldwide Legal Operations, Ana Iacovetta - VP, Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer & Deputy General Counsel, and Craig Norris - VP, Deputy General Counsel - Corporate Securities & M&A. Brooks Beard reports to Amy Fliegelman Olli, General Counsel.

Brooks Beard

Raghvender Arni is the current COO of Go To Market - Tanzu at [VMware](/org/vmware). Raghvender was previously the Head of Platform Architecture at Pivotal Software from January 2012 to January 2020. Raghvender has also worked as the Principal Solutions Architect at Progress Software from January 2010 to December 2012. 

Raghvender has extensive experience in leading highly talented teams and has in-depth knowledge of the RPM and RBI platforms. Raghvender is also knowledgeable in various other software applications such as LifeRay, Tableau, Savvion, Apama, and Actional.

Raghvender Arni has a Masters in Computer Engineering from [Rutgers University](/org/rutgers-university), a Bachelors in Electrical Engineering from Birla College of Engineering, and a Green Belt in Six Sigma from [Villanova University](/org/villanova-university).

Raghvender Arni

Jacque Istok is the VP of Data at [VMware](/org/vmware). Jacque has over seven years of experience in the data analytics and software development industry.

Jacque started their career at EON Collective, where they helped spin out Pivotal Software. Jacque then took full responsibility for the global data business at Pivotal. In their role as VP of Data, Jacque was responsible for creating unique value propositions, evangelizing products, designing sales plays, and creating internal and external marketing initiatives.

Jacque is an expert in data analytics and software development, and they have used their skills to grow Pivotal’s data business to over $100 million in revenue.

Jacque Istok studied computer science and philosophy at [Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute](/org/rensselaer-polytechnic-institute).

Jacque Istok reports to Mike Hayes, Chief Operating Officer. Some of their coworkers include Alex Tosheff - Chief Security Officer, Jason Conyard - CIO.

Jacque Istok

Gregg Hedstrom is the Vice President of the US Commercial Sales Division at [VMware](/org/vmware). Gregg has over 19 years of experience in the IT industry, and has been with [VMware](/org/vmware) for two years. Prior to joining [VMware](/org/vmware), Gregg was the Vice President of the Americas Commercial Modern Data Center Team at Dell EMC for eight years. Before that, they were a Senior Account Manager at EMC for 10 years, where they managed enterprise accounts in a variety of verticals.

Gregg Hedstrom has a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration and Management from [Bryant University](/org/bryant-university).

Their manager is Dan Zugelder, SVP, GM - Americas. They work with and Stewart Davis - Head of Americas Sales Operations.

Gregg Hedstrom

Tony Kueh is the current VP of Product Management at [VMware](/org/vmware). Tony has also served as the VP of Products at Aircover, and the Founder of BluText. Tony has also been an advisor for MobileRQ and PasswordBox.

Tony started their career in mobile and market development at NeuStar, Inc. In 2014, they became the VP of products at Aircover. Tony then went on to found BluText in 2015. In 2017, Tony became an advisor for PasswordBox. Tony continues to serve in this role today.

Tony Kueh earned a B.S. in Computer Science/Engineering from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Tony then went on to earn an MBA in General Management and an Exec. MBA from Duke University - The Fuqua School of Business.

Tony Kueh

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Sanjay Uppal is the SVP and General Manager of the Service Provider & Edge Business Unit (SEBU) at [VMware](/org/vmware). SEBU is focused on modernizing the network and accelerating the monetization of services for Service Providers, while driving value for both Service Providers and Enterprise Customers through Networking, Security and Compute services at the Edge. Uppal came to [VMware](/org/vmware) following the acquisition of VeloCloud by [VMware](/org/vmware) in December 2017.

Prior to [VMware](/org/vmware), Sanjay was the CEO and co-founder of VeloCloud Networks and grew VeloCloud to be the leader in the fast-growing SD-WAN (Software-Defined Wide Area Networking) space. Earlier, he ran publicly traded OnMobile Global, serving as its President and COO. Uppal was at [Citrix](/org/citrix-systems) as VP of the Application Networking business through the acquisition of Caymas Systems, where he was President and CEO. In the past, he has served in executive roles at Webvan (VP of Engineering and Business Development) and at Hewlett-Packard where he ran the Internet Infrastructure Division as VP & GM prior to his departure in 1999.

Uppal holds an MS in the Management of Technology from [Stanford University](/org/stanford), an MS in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and a BS in Electrical Engineering from The Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay. Uppal enjoys trail running, cycling, making gadgets, watching cult shows & movies (Game of Thrones, The Big Lebowski), and gardening with his family. While he is culinarily challenged he is frequently seen snacking on dark chocolate and crisp croissants.

Sanjay Uppal

Mark Lohmeyer joined [VMware](/org/vmware) in 2014 and has responsibility for [VMware](/org/vmware)’s Cloud Services Business Unit. In this role, he leads engineering, cloud operations, product management, product marketing, user experience, and developer experience for the [VMware](/org/vmware) Cloud portfolio of services across the major Public Clouds, Cloud Provider Partners, and Local Cloud solutions. Prior to this role, Mark was the SVP/GM for the Cloud Platform Business Unit, with responsibility for the core vSphere platform, [VMware](/org/vmware) Cloud on AWS, and common [VMware](/org/vmware) services including data analytics and user experience.

Prior to [VMware](/org/vmware), Mark led the product team for the Enterprise Routing Business at [Cisco](/org/cisco), including the core ISR and ASR1K hardware platforms, the industry’s first enterprise-class virtual router, the CSR, and all the network services across these platforms. Previously, Mark led the product teams for clustering, storage, and data center management solutions at Veritas Software, and earlier in his career he worked on digital imaging research and hardware design at the Sarnoff Research Labs, and holds a patent based on this work.

Mark holds a Bachelors and Masters degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he also served as the head teaching assistant for Computational Structures and was selected for the Eta Kappa Nu and Tau Beta Pi Honor Societies.

Mark Lohmeyer

John Gilmartin leads [VMware](/org/vmware)’s Hyperconverged Infrastructure Business Unit. He rejoined [VMware](/org/vmware) in January 2013 as Vice President of Products, Storage and Availability. Prior to that, Gilmartin served as Vice President of Marketing at [Coraid](/org/coraid), a storage start up developing a scale-out, distributed system for cloud and big data architectures. Before joining [Coraid](/org/coraid), he led the product marketing team for [VMware](/org/vmware)'s virtualization platform, [VMware](/org/vmware) vSphere, developing go-to-market, partnering, and pricing strategies that helped grow the business to over $1B in license revenue. In earlier roles, Gilmartin served as a brand manager for enterprise servers at Dell, Inc., and as a strategy consultant at Marakon Associates advising clients on corporate and business unit strategy.

Gilmartin holds a B.S.E from [Princeton University](/org/princeton) and an M.B.A. from [Harvard Business School](/org/harvard-business-school).

John Gilmartin


Shankar Iyer is the SVP and GM of End User Computing at [VMware](/org/vmware) Inc. This responsibility includes overall business strategy and performance, product management and marketing, R&D, market positioning, and customer success. Previously, Shankar ran the Desktop business as part of EUC and as the SVP and GM of Desktop products.

Prior to [VMware](/org/vmware), Shankar was the VP of Products and Engineering for Enterprise Mobility at [Citrix](/org/citrix-systems) Systems, where he was instrumental in building the XenMobile business and products from the ground up. Before [Citrix](/org/citrix-systems), Shankar was at WebEx as VP of Products and Engineering. He was responsible for WebEx’s next generation platform and ecosystem and continued that role as part of the Cloud Application Services group at Cisco Systems.

Shankar has also held executive management roles at Tibco Software as VP of Products and at GemStone Systems as EVP of Products before its acquisition by [VMware](/org/vmware). He has an MBA from [Santa Clara University](/org/santa-clara-university), an MS from the Ohio State University, and a B.Tech. from [IIT Bombay](/org/iitb).

Shankar Iyer

Tom Gillis is the General Manager of the Network and Security Business Unit at [VMware](/org/vmware). Tom’s background gives him a keen understanding about the direction of cloud, security and enterprise computing, making him an ideal leader to drive [VMware](/org/vmware)’s networking and security strategy. Prior to joining [VMware](/org/vmware), Tom Gillis was CEO of Bracket Computing, a company he founded in December 2011. Gillis started Bracket with a vision to re-imagine enterprise computing. Before starting Bracket, Gillis was VP/GM of the Security Technology Group at [Cisco](/org/cisco) Systems. This Technology Group included the business units responsible for [Cisco](/org/cisco)'s entire Network and Content Security product portfolio, including firewalls, IPS, VPN, and email security and web security gateways. Prior to [Cisco](/org/cisco), Tom was VP of Marketing and part of the founding team of IronPort Systems which was acquired by [Cisco](/org/cisco) in 2007. Before that, he held the position of VP/GM at iBEAM Broadcasting, an Internet startup that went public on NASDAQ. He has also worked at Silicon Graphics, the Boston Consulting Group, and Raytheon Corporation. Gillis received a BSEE from Tufts, an MSEE from Northwestern, and an MBA from Harvard.



Tom Gillis

Patrick Morley is SVP and General Manager of the Security Business Unit at [VMware](/org/vmware), where he is responsible for driving strategy and advancing security innovation across the company’s products and solutions. He brings more than 20 years of technology, security and leadership experience.

Before joining [VMware](/org/vmware), Patrick served as President and CEO of Carbon Black, leading the company from an early-stage startup through major milestones including a successful IPO and sale to [VMware](/org/vmware). Prior to this role, he was Chief Operating Officer at [Corel](/org/corel) and also served as President and CEO of Imprivata. He has also held senior management positions at Macromedia, Allaire, SQA and Rational Software.

Patrick is a recognized industry veteran, who has realized five successful IPOs during his career. He has been named one of “The Coolest Endpoint Security Leaders” and one of cybersecurity’s “Smart CEOs.” He holds a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and computer science from [Providence College](/org/providence-college).

Patrick Morley

Ms. Brown was elected to the [VMware](/org/vmware) board of directors in October 2019. Ms. Brown has been Corporate Executive Vice President and Co-Chief Operating Officer, Global Financial Solutions segment of Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. (FIS), a financial software, services and global business solutions provider, since January 2018. Prior to that, Ms. Brown served as Chief Operating Officer, Institutional and Wholesale Business of FIS since December 2015, when FIS acquired SunGard Financial Systems LLC, a software and IT services provider, at which she had served as Chief Operating Officer from February 2014. From 2006 to 2014, Ms. Brown served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Omgeo, a global financial services technology company, and from 2005 to 2006 she was Chief Executive Officer of the Securities Industry Automation Corporation (SIAC), a subsidiary of the New York Stock Exchange that provides computers and communications systems to the New York and American stock exchanges. Prior to joining SIAC, Ms. Brown spent 26 years with Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP), a provider of human capital management solutions to employers, in various positions of increasing responsibility in areas including customer service, account management and sales, operations, technology and development. Ms. Brown is also a director of Northrop Grumman Corporation.

Marianne Brown

Joan Stone joined [VMware](/org/vmware) in December 2009 and currently serves as senior vice president and chief communications officer. Bringing more than 25 years of strategic communications experience in the technology industry, Stone leads the company’s global communications team responsible for building and promoting the overall reputation of [VMware](/org/vmware). Her responsibilities include media relations, industry analyst relations, employee communications, global impact communications, and integrated storytelling. Her team is the custodian of the corporate narrative, building brand awareness, influencer engagement and advocacy.

Prior to joining [VMware](/org/vmware) in 2009, Stone held senior roles at a series of communications agencies including CXO Communication, A&R Partners, and Citigate Cunningham where she consulted technology companies including Adobe, Cisco Systems, HP, [Motorola](/org/motorola) and Sun Microsystems. She holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Joan Stone

Mr. Bates was appointed to the [VMware](/org/vmware) board of directors in February 2016. Mr. Bates has served as CEO of Genesys Telecommunications Laboratories, Inc., a customer experience software platform provider, since May 2019. Mr. Bates served as a board partner at [Social Capital](/org/social-capital), an investment firm, from August 2018 until May 2019 and was CEO, Growth Equity at [Social Capital](/org/social-capital) from June 2017 until August 2018. From June 2014 until December 2016, Mr. Bates served as President of GoPro, Inc., a maker of video and photo capture devices. From June 2013 until March 2014, Mr. Bates was the Executive Vice President, Business Development and Evangelism of Microsoft Corporation, a software company. Mr. Bates was the Chief Executive Officer of Skype Inc., a provider of software applications and related Internet communications products, from October 2010 until its acquisition by Microsoft in 2011, subsequent to which Mr. Bates served as the President of Microsoft’s Skype Division until June 2013. From 1996 to October 2010, Mr. Bates served in various roles at Cisco Systems, Inc., a networking equipment provider, most recently as Senior Vice President and General Manager of Enterprise, Commercial and Small Business. Mr. Bates currently serves on the board of directors of [Social Capital](/org/social-capital) Hedosophia Holdings Corp. and Ebay Inc.

Anthony J. Bates

Michael Dell has served as a director and Chairman of the Board since September 7, 2016 when [Dell Technologies](/org/dell) Inc. acquired EMC Corporation, [VMware](/org/vmware)’s parent company. Mr. Dell serves as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of [Dell Technologies](/org/dell). Mr. Dell has held the title of Chairman of the Board of Dell since he founded the company in 1984. Mr. Dell also served as Chief Executive Officer of Dell Inc. from 1984 until July 2004 and resumed that role in January 2007. In 1998, Mr. Dell formed MSD Capital, L.P. for the purpose of managing his and his family’s investments, and, in 1999, he and his wife established the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation to provide philanthropic support to a variety of global causes. Mr. Dell also serves as a director and non-executive Chairman of the Board of SecureWorks Corp., a majority-owned subsidiary of [Dell Technologies](/org/dell), and Pivotal Software, Inc., a subsidiary of [Dell Technologies](/org/dell).

Michael Dell

Michael Brown has been a director of [VMware](/org/vmware) since April 2007. From August 1994 until his retirement in July 1997, Mr. Brown served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Microsoft Corporation. He was Vice President, Finance, of Microsoft from April 1993 to August 1994. He joined Microsoft in December 1989. After retiring from Microsoft, Mr. Brown served as Chair of the NASDAQ Stock Market board of directors and as a past governor of the National Association of Securities Dealers. Prior to joining Microsoft, Mr. Brown spent 18 years with Deloitte & Touche LLP in various positions. Mr. Brown is also a director of Stifel Financial Corp.

Michael W. Brown

Paul Sagan has served as a director of [VMware](/org/vmware) since April 2014 and was appointed [VMware](/org/vmware)’s Lead Director in February 2015. Mr. Sagan has been managing director at [General Catalyst](/org/general-catalyst), a venture capital firm, since January 2018, and previously served there as an Executive In Residence (XIR) from January 2014. From April 2005 to January 2013, Mr. Sagan served as Chief Executive Officer of [Akamai](/org/akamai) Technologies, Inc., a provider of services for accelerating the performance and security of content delivery and applications over the Internet, and was President from May 1999 to September 2010 and from October 2011 to December 2012. Mr. Sagan joined [Akamai](/org/akamai) in October 1998 as Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Sagan was a member of President Obama’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee from December 2010 until January 2017. From July 1997 to August 1998, Mr. Sagan was Senior Advisor to the [World Economic Forum](/org/world-economic-forum). Previously, Mr. Sagan held senior executive positions at global media and entertainment companies Time Warner Cable and Time Inc., affiliates of Time Warner, Inc., as well as at CBS, Inc. Mr. Sagan is also a director of Moderna, Inc.

Paul Sagan

Jean-Pierre Brulard is Executive Vice President of Worldwide Sales for [VMware](/org/vmware), based in Palo Alto, California. Responsible for more than $10B in annual sales, he leads the company’s go-to-market organization, including sales, field operations, and global channels and partnerships. As a sales leader, Jean-Pierre maintains a customer-first focus, helping them to simplify and transform their business with industry-leading multicloud and application architecture software. He leads a high-performing team accelerating [VMware](/org/vmware)’s business transformation to a hybrid SaaS and on prem model. 

Jean-Pierre is an accomplished business leader with deep knowledge of the international markets. In his previous [VMware](/org/vmware) role, based in London, he was the Senior Vice President and General Manager for Europe Middle East and Africa (EMEA), where he led a team of over 6,000 employees across 40 countries and was responsible for the strategic planning, business operations, go-to-market strategy and management of [VMware](/org/vmware)’s EMEA business. During his tenure, Jean-Pierre transformed the EMEA go-to-market from channel-only to a multi-solution and enterprise-centric model, and substantially grew the emerging markets business across Middle East, Africa and Eastern Europe.

 

Jean-Pierre has spent more than 30 years’ leading global businesses across the largest technology companies in the world, including IBM, Sun Microsystems, and [Unisys](/org/unisys) – navigating complex and competitive environments to scale multi-billion-dollar businesses across EMEA. Prior to joining [VMware](/org/vmware), as Senior Vice President, General Manager and key member of the Worldwide Executive Committee at Business Objects, he successfully developed the Business Objects market in Europe, transitioning to SAP after their acquisition.

As a people leader, Jean-Pierre is committed to diversity and inclusion, sponsoring the Women’s Forum in EMEA, as well as a strong advocate for women leaders in technology. Throughout his career, and across multiple geographies, he has focused on attracting, developing and retaining talent by promoting inclusion and gender diversity.

Jean-Pierre holds a Master’s in Business Studies from the Normandy Business School in France, completed by British and Spanish Chamber of Commerce graduation. 

Jean-Pierre Brulard

Raghu Raghuram joined [VMware](/org/vmware) in 2003 and currently serves as the company’s CEO. He is an industry thought leader and has successfully steered the company’s strategy and technology evolution across [VMware](/org/vmware)’s rich history.

 

During his tenure at [VMware](/org/vmware), Raghuram has held multiple leadership roles, most recently Chief Operating Officer, Products and Cloud Services, where he had responsibility for all of [VMware](/org/vmware)’s product and service offerings and centralized services, support and operational functions. Prior, he led the company’s software-defined data center business as the executive vice president and general manager, where he was responsible for the division’s strategy, business and product planning and engineering execution. Before, he led the company’s cloud infrastructure and management business as the general manager, and led worldwide product marketing, product management and business planning for the company, and served as part of the leadership team that took the company through its initial IPO. Raghuram began his career at [VMware](/org/vmware) running product management for ESX and vSphere.

 

Prior to [VMware](/org/vmware), Raghuram held product management and marketing roles at AOL, Bang Networks and Netscape. Raghuram holds an MBA from the Wharton School of Business and a Master's degree in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai.

Raghu Raghuram

Amy Fliegelman Olli joined [VMware](/org/vmware) in August 2017 as Senior Vice President and General Counsel. She leads [VMware](/org/vmware)’s Global Legal Team and champions the company’s commitment to integrity, ethics, compliance and risk management practices

Amy Fliegelman Olli

Zane C. Rowe serves as executive vice president and chief financial officer of [VMware](/org/vmware), and is responsible for the company’s overall finance and accounting functions, as well as Internal Audit, Investor Relations and Real Estate & Workplace, which oversees all [VMware](/org/vmware) sites worldwide. Rowe leads the Strategy and Corporate Development team in their long-term planning across [VMware](/org/vmware) businesses, mergers and acquisitions, and strategic investments. He also has responsibility for the Information Technology organization and Enterprise Data & Analytics. Prior to joining [VMware](/org/vmware), Rowe held the role of executive vice president and chief financial officer at EMC.

Rowe also served as Interim CEO of [VMware](/org/vmware) from February 2021 to May 2021.

Rowe has spent over 20 years in executive roles at a variety of multinational corporations spanning multiple industries. Prior to his role at EMC, Rowe led North America sales for Apple Inc., where he was responsible for the consumer channel as well as the enterprise and education segments. Rowe began his executive career in the airline industry, initially at Continental Airlines where he rose to executive vice president and chief financial officer, then as executive vice president and chief financial officer of United Continental Holdings, Inc.

Rowe holds a bachelor of science degree from [Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University](/org/embry-riddle-aeronautical-university) and an MBA from [San Diego State University](/org/san-diego-state-university).

He currently serves on the board of Sabre Corporation, and is a member of the Board of Trustees for [Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University](/org/embry-riddle-aeronautical-university).

Zane Rowe

Krish is the General Manager of [VMware](/org/vmware)’s Cloud Platform Business Unit with responsibility for [VMware](/org/vmware) Cloud Foundation and vSphere. In that role Krish drives our strategy, roadmap and delivery of the platform that powers the [VMware](/org/vmware) Hybrid Cloud - spanning On-premise, Edge and the [VMware](/org/vmware) Cloud offerings.

Krish Prasad has extensive experience in the enterprise software business having held senior/executive management positions for the past 18 years. Prior to [VMware](/org/vmware), he worked at HP and [BMC Software](/org/bmc-software). During his 25+ years in the software industry, he has built a well-rounded background combining R&D with General Management experience.

Krish lives in Los Gatos, California with his wife and daughter.

Krish Prasad

Mike Hayes is VMware’s Chief Operating Officer, where he is responsible for worldwide business operations and acceleration of the Company’s SaaS transition. Mike leads with a passion for driving agility, excellence and meaning in service of customers’ missions.

Before VMware, Hayes served as Senior Vice President and Head of Strategic Operations for Cognizant Technologies where he ran a $2B P&L for global financial services. Mike also served as a Chief of Staff to the CEO and COO roles at Bridgewater Associates, an investment management firm.

Prior to joining the private sector, Hayes spent 20 years in the U.S. Navy SEALs, where his last role was Commanding Officer of SEAL Team TWO. He served in the Bosnia, Kosovo, Iraq, and Afghanistan conflicts, including ten months as the Commander of a 2,000-person Special Operations Task Force in southeastern Afghanistan. Hayes was selected as a White House Fellow, served as Director, of Defense Policy and Strategy at the National Security Council, and was the Deputy Commander for Special Operations in Anbar Province, Iraq. His military decorations include the Bronze Star for valor in combat in Iraq, a Bronze Star for Afghanistan, and the Defense Superior Service Medal from the White House.

Hayes authored the bestseller “Never Enough: A Navy SEAL Commander on Living a Life of Excellence, Agility, and Meaning," and donates all profits to pay off mortgages for Gold Star families (fallen service members). He holds a Master’s degree from Harvard’s Kennedy School and a Bachelor’s degree from Holy Cross College. He is on the boards of Immuta, a data governance company, and the National Medal of Honor Museum. Hayes is also a lifetime member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

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