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

Inspiration and Product Creation

Inspiration and Product Creation