Antu Buck

Global Marketing Cybersecurity Executive | Industry Speaker 🎤 | Driving measurable business outcomes through customer-centric strategies, innovative programs, and high-impact engagement.

Pleasanton, California, United States

About

Award-winning marketing executive who drives measurable business outcomes through customer-centric strategies, innovative programs, and high-impact engagement. Proven track record of accelerating growth, strengthening customer loyalty, and building thriving customer communities that drive advocacy, retention, and expansion. Combines strategic vision with data-driven decision-making to transform ideas into scalable programs that deliver revenue impact and elevate brand influence. Recognized for developing high-performing teams, fostering innovation, and consistently exceeding organizational goals. Areas of Expertise B2B Marketing & Enterprise Sales Alignment Customer Advocacy & Advisory Councils Executive Engagement & Relationship Management Customer Communications & Lifecycle Marketing Customer & Field Events Content Strategy, Creation & Storytelling GTM Customer Strategy Loyalty, Engagement & Advocacy Programs Community Building & Customer-Led Growth Customer Experience, Retention & Expansion Cross-Functional Leadership & Team Development

Experience

  • Gigamon (5 yrs)
    • Senior Director, Customer Marketing & Community
      Jan 2025 - Present · 1 yr 7 mos

      Lead global customer marketing and advocacy initiatives that drive engagement, retention, customer lifetime value, and revenue growth. Oversee Customer Advisory Board (CAB), executive engagement, customer storytelling, content, on-boarding net new logos, customer communication, and event programs that deepen strategic customer relationships, cultivate advocates, generate pipeline, and accelerate expansion through cross-sell and upsell opportunities within existing accounts.

    • Director, Customer Marketing & Community
      Aug 2021 - Dec 2025 · 4 yrs 5 mos

      First-ever marketing executive to successfully launch the customer reference, review, community, loyalty, events, executive engagement, lifecycle management, and advisory programs.

  • Active Industry Speaker at Self Employed
    Dec 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 8 mos

    Award-winning customer marketing leader, Top 100 Customer Marketing & Advocacy Influencer, industry speaker, and podcast guest. Featured speaker at Customer Marketing Summit, Product Marketing Summit, CyberMarketingCon, and Base.ai's Obsession Conference, sharing practical strategies for customer advocacy, storytelling, and aligning customer and product marketing. You can also find me on the following podcasts: CyberWire's Breaking Through in Cybersecurity Marketing, The CustomerX Files Podcast, Content Amplified Podcast, and Hacker Valley Media. #happylistening DM to collaborate!

  • McAfee (4 yrs 5 mos)
    • Head of Sales Concierge, Enterprise Marketing
      Jul 2019 - Aug 2021 · 2 yrs 2 mos

      Led three global customer engagement and sales enablement programs at McAfee: 1) Executive Briefing Centers, 2) Customer Reference Program, and 3) RFP/RFI Management to drive pipeline acceleration, improve win rates, and support enterprise upsell, cross-sell, and new business opportunities. Partnered with Sales, Marketing, and Executive Leadership to influence strategic deals and strengthen customer advocacy across the buyer journey.

    • Senior Global Customer Reference Manager, Enterprise Marketing
      Apr 2017 - Jun 2019 · 2 yrs 3 mos

  • Senior Global Customer Reference Manager, Marketing at Intel
    Apr 2015 - Apr 2017 · 2 yrs 1 mo

    Led Intel Security Group’s global customer advocacy and reference strategy, driving pipeline growth, cross-sell revenue, and install-base expansion while strengthening market credibility, accelerating sales cycles, and improving customer retention through customer references, advisory boards, case studies, Gartner Peer Insights, and user communities.

  • McAfee ()
    • Program Manager, WW Strategic Operations and Planning
      Apr 2012 - Apr 2015 · 3 yrs 1 mo

    • Field Account Manager, Enterprise Sales
      Jan 2011 - Apr 2012 · 1 yr 4 mos

    • Senior Account Manager, Enterprise Sales
      Aug 2007 - Dec 2010 · 3 yrs 5 mos