As the Americas Marketing Lead for the Financial Services industry practice at Cisco, Colleen is responsible for establishing industry and business relevance, creating market awareness and stimulating demand for Cisco’s business solution for  Retail Banking, Insurance and Financial Markets. Colleen is responsible for go-to-market strategy, planning and execution with a focus on thought leadership, social media, PR, solution launches, demand generation, customer councils and events.  Colleen and her team are laser focused on getting outside of IT, reaching line-of-business executives, and transforming Cisco from an  infrastructure company to a strategic IT and business solutions provider.Colleen draws upon nearly 20 years of high tech sales and marketing from companies large and small including PanGo Networks, Infor (formerly MAPICS), InterCall, and Ciber (formerly Practical Business Solutions). Colleen is a member of the American Marketing Association, the eMarketing Association, Toastmasters, and the Financial Services Forum. Colleen received a Bachelor’s of Business Administration in Marketing from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.  Colleen currently resides in Vero Beach, FL and enjoys playing tennis, sailing and  traveling on her free time.