Chris Patel
Elton College
A resourceful and energetic technology executive with 20+ years experience in the business of IT - from a product, alliance, and practitioner perspective. Product Management leadership for platforms with a focus on developer productivity. Expertise in transformation of Infrastructure and Middleware organizations to IaaS and PaaS service portfolios and with migrating application teams to a cloud-native lifestyle. Comfortable leading discussions at the exec level with customers or technical discussions with product groups.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-patel-94458a/
Education
Postgraduate
2008-2014
MBA
Babson College
Lower Undergraduate
1985-1988
BSc (Hons), Electronics
University of Southampton
Experience
Product Innovation - Venture Education
Babson College
2019-Present
Principal
Uplift Innovation Inc
2019-2020
Director, Platform Product Management, Sophos Central Cloud
Sophos
2017-2019
Director - Cloud Platforms, EMC IT
Dell EMC
2013-2017
Director - Product Management - Private Cloud Solutions
Dell EMC
2011-2013
Director - Global Alliances - Market Maker Analyst
Dell EMC
2010-2011
Courses taught
Business Marketing and Operations
Business Marketing and Operations
75h
Business Leadership and Strategy
Business Leadership and Strategy
Business Negotiations
Business Negotiations
Evidence-Based Decision-Making
Evidence-Based Decision-Making
Effective Managerial Communication
Effective Managerial Communication
Reflective Leadership
Reflective Leadership
75h
