Gayle Morris

Gayle Morris is vice president of Americas services for Cisco.  She is responsible for running the largest and most profitable market segment for Americas services, manages the Americas services software annuities team and the Americas Cisco Partner Annuity Initiative (CPAI). 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 spans extensive experience software, running global businesses and channels management. Most recently Morris was senior vice president managing worldwide channel sales and partner alliances at BEA Systems, a key provider of enterprise middleware software and services. She also served as an area vice president at Dell, supporting corporate mid-market and large global customers. She spent 16 years with Computer Associates, where she served in a number of key leadership positions including SVP and GM Worldwide channels, GM for Asia and Japan, SVP for Global accounts and also managed several US based businesses. Morris was born, educated and completed college in Newfoundland, Canada. She became a US citizen in 2002.  @cisco