The Worldwide Services Partner Organization develops and executes strategies that enable Cisco and its partners to profitably grow and transform their services business. In his role, Raja is responsible for Services Partner Go-to-Market Strategies, Programs, Distribution and Partner Development. His global team is chartered to enhance services-led value proposition to ensure partner differentiation and profitability and has received several industry awards for innovations in programs and partner business consulting.
Raja has spent 16 years with Cisco, holding various senior management positions across a number of business areas, including Sales, Business Development, Marketing, General Management, Operations and Engineering.
He serves on the Executive Advisory Board of the Association of Strategic Alliance Professionals (ASAP) for the Silicon Valley chapter and is the Vice Chair of the Technology Services Industry Association (TSIA) Support Services Partner Community of Interest.
Raja holds a MBA from the University of California at Berkeley and a MS in Electrical Engineering from Oklahoma State University.