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Patrick Morrissey

CEO

Boston, MA, United States30 yrs 3 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Proven track record in building high-performing sales teams.
  • Expertise in driving growth across diverse markets.
  • Passionate about developing talent and team culture.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Sales Leader in the SaaS and Cloud Computing industry.

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Skills

Core Skills

SalesGo-to-market StrategyStrategic Partnerships

Other Skills

Sales OperationsCloud ComputingUnified CommunicationsSales EnablementSolution SellingSaaSEnterprise SoftwareChannel PartnersManaged ServicesVoIPData CenterDemand GenerationCisco TechnologiesBusiness AlliancesSalesforce.com

About

Results-driven sales leader with a proven track record of building high-performing teams in both early stage and large-scale operating environments. Diverse GTM experience across Enterprise, Hyperscaler, Service Provider, and Channels/Partner. Energized by growth-oriented roles and leading strategic resets. Balances strong strategic planning with a disciplined approach to operational excellence and achieving revenue objectives. Leads with energy, authenticity, and conviction. Passion for developing talent, leadership, and team culture.

Experience

30 yrs 3 mos
Total Experience
15 yrs 1 mo
Average Tenure
26 yrs 3 mos
Current Experience

Cisco

9 roles

Senior Vice President, Americas

Jul 2025Present · 9 mos

  • Leads Cisco’s Americas Sales organization – the largest of Cisco’s three geographic regions. Responsible for approx. $33B in annual sales for the company. Focus on driving growth, delivering customer outcomes, and building a high-performance team. Leads a diverse and dynamic organization covering all facets of the business across six theaters, including Commercial, Public Sector, Global Enterprise, Service Provider, Canada, and Latin America.
Sales OperationsSalesGo-to-market StrategyCloud ComputingUnified CommunicationsSales Enablement+32

Senior Vice President, Global Specialists

Sep 2021Jul 2025 · 3 yrs 10 mos

  • Led a global team of Specialists driving Cisco's key growth areas across Networking, Cloud & AI, Security, and Collaboration. Drove WW GTM strategy around AI (Hyperscaler, Enterprise AI, NVIDIA Partnership) and Security. Responsible for many of the company's SW/SaaS businesses and integrating acquisitions to take advantage of Cisco's GTM and scale.
Sales OperationsSalesGo-to-market StrategyCloud ComputingUnified CommunicationsSales Enablement+32

Senior Vice President, Americas Service Provider

Promoted

Jan 2018Sep 2021 · 3 yrs 8 mos

  • Responsible for all aspects of Cisco’s Service Provider business in the United States, Canada and Latin America, overseeing all product and service sales, operations, engineering and business development. Own customer engagement across the Telco/Mobile, Cable/Media, and Webscale/Cloud verticals. Returned business to growth.
Sales OperationsSalesGo-to-market StrategyCloud ComputingUnified CommunicationsSales Enablement+32

Vice President, Global Service Provider

Promoted

Jan 2014Jan 2018 · 4 yrs

  • Responsible for relationship with Verizon Communications, one of Cisco’s largest customers. Led the team that enabled Cisco and Verizon to work together to achieve meaningful business outcomes, shifting the customer dialogue from vendor to strategic partner. Verizon recognized the Cisco team as the standard engagement model for all of Verizon’s other suppliers.
Sales OperationsSalesGo-to-market StrategyCloud ComputingUnified CommunicationsSales Enablement+32

Senior Director, Webscale

Jan 2012Jan 2014 · 2 yrs

  • Led new Web vertical, responsible for sales, engineering and services, including several of Cisco's fastest growing and most transformational accounts: Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, and Microsoft.
  • The team, in partnership with Engineering, established a new co-development engagement model that enabled Cisco to evolve its mass-scale networking strategy, allowing Cisco a seat at the table with some of the world’s most influential customers.
Sales OperationsSalesGo-to-market StrategyCloud ComputingUnified CommunicationsSales Enablement+32

Director, Web & Media

Promoted

Jan 2009Jan 2012 · 3 yrs

  • Built Cisco’s Web and Media vertical, and created a new vision and strategy during a time of significant technology and business model disruption, resulting in one of most dynamic, diverse and fastest-growing businesses in the organization.
Sales OperationsSalesGo-to-market StrategyCloud ComputingUnified CommunicationsSales Enablement+32

Director, Global & Mobile

Promoted

Jan 2007Jan 2009 · 2 yrs

  • Led the sales, engineering and services for the U.S. Mobility Operation, including customers such as T-Mobile, Alltel, US Cellular, Metro PCS and Leap/Cricket.
Sales OperationsSalesGo-to-market StrategyCloud ComputingUnified CommunicationsSales Enablement+32

Regional Sales Manager

Promoted

Jan 2003Jan 2007 · 4 yrs

  • Responsible for Cisco's largest Service Provider Enterprise IT business.

Major Account Manager

Jan 2000Jan 2003 · 3 yrs

Arrowpoint communications

Account Manager

Jan 2000Jan 2000 · 0 mo · San Diego, CA

3com

Account Manager

Jan 1996Jan 2000 · 4 yrs · San Diego, CA; Phoenix, AZ

Education

Nichols College

Bachelor of Science - Business Administration — Double Major in Management and Marketing

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