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Chad Gardner

Chief Operating Officer Chad Gardner heads up marketing and vendor relationship management; oversees operational processes and sales support; and manages growth initiatives, geographic expansion and go-to market strategies.

Chad brought to Denali Advanced Integration 15+ years of global experience in the high-tech sector. Immediately before Denali, Chad was a member of the NetApp Enterprise West leadership team heading up the Pacific Northwest Enterprise organization. Prior to joining NetApp, Chad spent a number of years with Cisco Systems where he held multiple roles. His most recent role consisted of leading the Americas Emerging Technologies team focused on bringing new solutions to market and enhancing the overall Cisco Systems solution portfolio. Other roles at Cisco included leadership positions in the Cisco Commercial West sales organization and Cisco Healthcare vertical.

The period prior to Chad’s Cisco years is when his unique skillset was honed: establishing organizational structure, defining respective roles & responsibilities, and providing complimentary processes. These capabilities were forged in leadership positions at Casabyte where he led the Technical Sales, Services and Support teams and also at Capitalstream where he led the Technical Sales Organization. During this time, he built a reputation of assembling high-performing teams that consistently overachieve. In addition to his leadership roles, Chad also spent 5+ years as a Management Consultant for the Phifer Consulting Group where he traveled the globe working with technology companies on their go-to-market and sales strategies.

Chad graduated with honors and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame.

He currently resides in Seattle, WA where he and his wife of 16 years raise their two children. Not only is he an active member of the community, Chad is also an enthusiastic participant of the Our Lady of Fatima School Commission and Seattle CYO Sports programs.