Rhonda Henley

Rhonda Henley is Vice President of Americas Partner Organization at Cisco. Rhonda is responsible for leading partners across the U.S., Canada, and Latin America, representing the Americas primary route to market and accounting for over 90 percent of its annual revenue. Rhonda and her team are committed to delivering an exceptional customer experience with their partners by aligning strategies, delivering meaningful solutions for customers, and driving sustained profitability. Prior to her current role, Rhonda was a Senior Director within Cisco’s Global Partner & Routes to Market Sales Organization. She led a portfolio of Cisco’s largest Global System Integrators, Consulting partners and IT Service providers, each focused on accelerating digital transformation with Cisco technologies. Her global team shared a vision to deliver growth and competitive advantage by accelerating cloud and managed services for public and private sector customers. Rhonda has also held positions leading Cisco’s Public Sector Partner Organization and regional partnerships in the Americas. Each role providing an opportunity to plan, build and execute Cisco’s partner sales strategy across public and private sector clients resulting in revenue growth. Before joining Cisco, Rhonda held leadership positions in sales, services and operations at AT&T and Lucent Technologies. Rhonda holds a Master of Science in Organizational Development from the American University and a Bachelor of Science in Business Management from the University of Maryland. She has also completed executive in-residence leadership training at the University of North Carolina. Rhonda is committed to the development of early in career talent and invests in coaching, mentoring and career development both inside of Cisco and through community-based organizations. Outside of Cisco, Rhonda enjoys time with her family, and travel. She currently resides in the Washington DC metropolitan area with her husband and daughter.