Denise Lage

Denise Lage is the Director of Alliances Marketing at Accedian and is responsible for defining the strategy, development and execution of global marketing programs and initiatives that accelerate the Accedian growth strategy. Her primary focus includes leading the creation and execution for strategic marketing initiatives to deepen and strengthen relationships with key Strategic Alliance Partners. Most recently, she was in a senior role at Cisco, where she was responsible for the global Learning Partner Program strategy and execution. Her other roles spanned further into the Partner eco-system, first as a strategic Business Development Executive representing the TelePresence Business Unit, responsible for Channel development and then moving to the Global Partner Organization where she created Go-to-Market solutions, strategies and programs to help accelerate organizations digital transformation. Denise has over 20+ years of Business Development/Sales/Strategic Alliance and Channels Leadership experience across the Enterprise and Service Provider sectors. In addition, Denise has “seen the other side” and has vast experience in “direct sales” as well, where she was a top performer at Lucent Technologies. Her career also includes leadership and sales training as well as team building and strategic planning. Her passion is mentoring those who are early in their career. She has a BS in Business Administration. Denise is married and lives in Paso Robles, CA with her husband. She loves to swim, golf, and garden in her free time.