Ian Milligan-Pate

CEO

Denver, Colorado, United States18 yrs 5 mos experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Proven track record in driving sales growth.
  • Expert in building and leading high-performing teams.
  • Strong focus on customer-centric solutions.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS sales leader with extensive experience in enterprise solutions.

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Skills

Core Skills

SalesBusiness Development

Other Skills

Enterprise SoftwareSaaSB2BSalesforce.comSolution SellingSales OperationsChannelStrategic PartnershipsLead GenerationCloud ComputingPartner ManagementAnalyticsSellingManaged ServicesLeadership

About

“The obstacle is the way.” Nothing worth doing is easy. The best things in life come to us when we face adversity and persist through it. My biggest passion is growth – personal and professional. I want to be the best possible version of myself and enable others to do the same. I believe it’s not what happens to us in life or in business that matters, it’s how we respond to it. I love leading, competing, and building teams and businesses. My teams do the right things for our customers, outwork the competition, and have a blast in the process.

Experience

18 yrs 5 mos
Total Experience
3 yrs 5 mos
Average Tenure
1 yr 1 mo
Current Experience

Self

Family Sabbatical

May 2025Present · 1 yr 1 mo

  • After an amazing 7 years at Zscaler and 20 years leading GTM teams in Cyber, I'm taking some time to focus on family, health, and hobbies before starting my next adventure.

Zscaler

4 roles

Area Vice President

Promoted

Aug 2022May 2025 · 2 yrs 9 mos

  • Zscaler (NASDAQ: ZS) enables the world’s leading organizations to securely transform their networks and applications for a mobile and cloud-first world. Our flagship services, Zscaler Internet Access™ and Zscaler Private Access™, create fast, secure connections between users and applications, regardless of device, location, or network. Zscaler services are 100 percent cloud-delivered and offer the simplicity, enhanced security, and improved user experience that traditional appliances are unable to match. Used in more than 185 countries, Zscaler operates a multi-tenant distributed cloud security platform, protecting thousands of customers from cyberattacks and data loss.
SalesBusiness DevelopmentEnterprise SoftwareSaaSB2BSalesforce.com+16

Regional Vice President

Mar 2021Aug 2022 · 1 yr 5 mos

Regional Director - Public Sector Sales

Jan 2019Mar 2021 · 2 yrs 2 mos

Area Director - Southwest US Enterprise Sales

Jan 2018Jan 2019 · 1 yr

Proofpoint

2 roles

Director of Sales - Enterprise

Jan 2017Jan 2018 · 1 yr

  • • Led Proofpoint's enterprise field sales team responsible for supporting Named Accounts in the Desert Mountain region
SalesLeadershipBusiness Development

Director of Sales - Public Sector

Jan 2015Jan 2017 · 2 yrs

  • • Built and managed field sales team responsible for select customers in the State, Local, and Education (SLED) vertical
SalesLeadershipBusiness Development

Mcafee

4 roles

Director of Sales, SaaS and Managed Services - Americas

Jan 2014Jan 2015 · 1 yr

  • Managed sales teams responsible for SaaS sales and Managed Services (MSSP) partnerships across the Americas
  • Grew bookings 25%+ year over year
  • President’s Club Award recipient
SalesLeadershipSaaS

Sr. Manager, SaaS & Managed Services Sales

Jan 2013Jan 2014 · 1 yr

  • Built a new sales team responsible for sell-to and sell-thru sales of SaaS solutions to the Service Provider vertical
  • Grew bookings 50% year over year
  • President’s Club Award recipient
SalesSaaSManaged Services

Sr. Manager, Channel Sales

Promoted

Jan 2011Jan 2012 · 1 yr

  • Managed a team of Channel Account Managers focused on driving SaaS sales to Western US and Canada territories
  • Responsible for partner GTM, including channel sales execution, enablement, business development, new partner recruitment, and marketing initiatives
  • Accountable for $20 million in annual revenue
SalesSaaS

Regional Sales Manager - SaaS

Jan 2009Jan 2010 · 1 yr

  • Responsible for SaaS solutions sales across a fifteen state sales territory composed of 10 direct report sales representatives focused on mid-market accounts
  • Awarded McAfee SaaS 2009 Sales MVP Award (selected from 50 account managers, sales managers, and sales directors)
Channel SalesSales

Mx logic

2 roles

Regional Sales Manager

Jan 2008Jan 2009 · 1 yr

  • Managed an eight state sales territory composed of 10 direct report inside sales representatives
  • Accountable for $10 million in annual revenue
  • Exceeded quota
Sales

Account Manager

Jan 2005Jan 2007 · 2 yrs

  • Venture backed startup focused on selling SaaS solutions to meet business needs for network security, regulatory compliance, archiving, and e-discovery
  • Individual contributor role
  • Exceeded quota every year
Sales

Education

University of Denver

M.A.

Jan 2007Present

University of Denver

B.A. — International Studies

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