Gayle Morris

Gayle Morris, vice president at Cisco Systems, is responsible for running the largest and most profitable market segment for Americas Services. She also manages the Americas Services’ distribution partner team, software annuities team, inside sales and oversees the Americas Cisco Partner Annuity Initiative (CPAI) for annuity automation. Morris has more than 25 years of IT experience leading corporate and field sales teams through fast growth phases and industry transitions. Prior to joining Cisco, her diverse background includes extensive experience software, running global businesses and channels management. She has held numerous positions in the industry including Senior Vice President managing worldwide channel sales and partner alliances at BEA Systems, a key provider of enterprise middleware software and services. She also was a Vice President at Dell, supporting corporate mid-market and large global customers. She spent 16 years with Computer Associates in a number of key leadership positions including SVP and GM Worldwide channels, GM for Asia, SVP for Global accounts and also managed several US based businesses. Morris a native of Canada, completed college in Newfoundland and became a US citizen in 2002. @cisco