Tom Gillis, Vice President & General Manager, Security Technology Business Unit, Cisco
Tom Gillis is the Vice President and General Manager for the high-growth Security Technology Business Unit (STBU) within Cisco’s Wireless and Security Technology Group where he leads the company’s businesses for security management, appliances, applications and endpoint services. Formerly Vice President of Product Management for STBU, Gillis was promoted to the VP/GM position after significantly growing Cisco’s security business and market share. During this time, Gillis successfully led Cisco's product management team, as well as outbound marketing, technical marketing engineering, technical publications, and training organizations. Prior to his role at Cisco, Gillis was part of the founding team IronPort Systems and served as Senior Vice President of Marketing, at the time the company was acquired by Cisco. Under his guidance, IronPort grew an average of 100 percent year-on-year for seven years. During his tenure, IronPort rose to become a leading provider of anti-spam, anti-virus and anti-malware appliances for organizations ranging from small businesses to the Global 2000. Before joining IronPort, Gillis worked at iBEAM Broadcasting, Silicon Graphics, and Boston Consulting Group.Gillis is a recognized leader in the dynamically charged and high-growth Internet security industry, with in-depth knowledge of the challenges surrounding secure network infrastructure. As an author, speaker and industry executive, he has made invaluable contributions to the security technology community. He has presented at major conferences and events ranging from Gartner Symposiums to Fox News Live. Gillis is also the author of three books, "Get the Message," "Upping the Anti" and “Securing the Borderless Network,” released in 2010. Gillis holds an M.B.A. from Harvard University, and graduated Magna Cum Laude with an M.S.E.E. degree from Northwestern University and a B.S.E.E. from Tufts University.
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