Omri Guelfand

Omri Guelfand is the executive leader for Cisco’s Network as a Service (NaaS) portfolio, including Security Access Service Edge (SASE). In this role, he brings together Cisco's best-in-class networking, observability, and security capabilities and technologies to create unified outcome-focused subscription offers that are easy to consume, simple to use, and deliver an unparalleled experience. He recently led the team to launch Cisco+ Secure Connect Now - a unified SASE solution, powered by the Cisco Security Cloud and the Meraki platform. With a passion to create simple yet powerful solutions that generate sustainable value to partners and customers and partners, Omri has held various roles within Cisco for over 15 years. He led Cisco Meraki’s Service Provider business, driving key product investments in Wireless, Security and SD-WAN and was able to accelerate Meraki’s Service Provider business globally, making it a strategic growth engine. Omri also held roles as a Systems Engineering Director and led sales architecture teams that were focused on strategic technologies and products. In addition, he has served in multiple Product Management and Architecture positions in the networking space, with products ranging from hardware to software and cloud. Raised in Israel, he became a graduate from Scottland’s Edinburgh Business School, Heriot-Watt University and currently resides in the San Francisco Bay Area.