A dynamic executive with over 25 years leading large organizations focused on growth and technology. Mr. Kent is a proven leader, running large teams of technical sellers, sales engineers and product/solution teams. He has extensive technology and business experience which has enabled him to bring new solutions to market and grow existing markets. In the last 2 years, he has led a large development and delivery team in the secure identity market. Prior to this, he led a team of 250 technical sales specialists while carrying a multi-billion-dollar annual sales goal.
Mr. Kent is experienced in delivering solutions of various technologies and GTM strategies, and knows how they intersect to deliver a profitable business while meeting the customers’ needs. His success has been dependent on his dexterity; creating sales strategies, CIO level relationships, and leading large technical sales and engineering teams. He has been quoted in the press on public sector technology trends and strategies including topics such as cloud, cybersecurity, IOT and the next generation work force. Not afraid of change, he has been an innovator and change agent for many years, driving new technological and organizational strategies into the public sector as well as his own organization.
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Cloudflare
Field CTO
November 2024 - Present (6 months)
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Red River
Chief Technology Officer
April 2022 - November 2024 (2 years 8 months)
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VMware
Lead Technologist, Public Sector
October 2021 - March 2022 (6 months)
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IDEMIA
SVP/Chief Technology Officer
July 2019 - October 2021 (2 years 4 months)
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Cisco
US Public Sector CTO and Sr. Director Engineering
August 2004 - July 2019 (15 years)
