Greater Chicago Area
Pratik S. Desai is the enterprise secure networking sales leader for commercial select enterprises in the Chicago Metro market at Cisco. He has a background in leading product go-to-market in enterprise and consumer software and hardware. Pratik has delivered cutting edge innovations with and on behalf of firms such as Microsoft, Samsung Electronics, Discover Financial Services Technology Group, and late-stage startups. He holds a Master's in Business Administration and Master’s in Public Policy, with Honors, from The University of Chicago. Pratik remains engaged in service to his local community in the greater City of Chicago region. An interdisciplinary business technology leader, passionate storyteller, and creative problem solver, he is committed to bringing people together and identifying opportunities for expanding human possibilities at the intersection of society and technology.
• Lead enterprise secure networking practice across Chicago Metro Select region • Responsible for growing $100M+ enterprise secure networking portfolio in US Commercial, driving adoption of Cisco’s Enterprise Secure Networking stack — Meraki, Catalyst, ISE Network Access Control, Secure Access, 5G FWA, and ThousandEyes • Act as C-suite's trusted advisor to lead complex transformation initiatives with Fortune 1000 clients, modernizing security and network architectures to enable AI-ready and SASE-driven operations • Consistently achieve 100%+ quota attainment, influencing multi-million-dollar deals that consolidate disjointed point product vendors into Cisco’s one integrated platform • Deliver subject matter expertise and field evangelism, partnering with executives to deliver measurable ROI and position Cisco as the innovation engine for AI-ready future-proofed workplaces
Product marketing lead for the end-to-end secure networking platform (Cisco Secure WAN Edge) and emerging connectivity solutions (5G fixed wireless access, satellite WAN)
Lead product marketing for fixed wireless access (FWA) and WAN application assurance for the Cisco Networking portfolio spanning Meraki and Catalyst
Lead product marketing for cloud security and SD-WAN & fixed wireless access
Senior PMM for global public sector product marketing program. Lead cross-functional and cross-market initiatives to generate awareness of advanced public sector offerings. Concurrently obtained Masters in Public Policy at the University of Chicago.
Reported to VP, Product Management. Launched two new markets (supply chain and public safety). Developed product offerings, marketing plan, and go-to-market plan. Created strategic partnerships, disseminated thought leadership, and generated revenue pipeline. Led three cross-functional Agile teams to conduct product development, market development, and market activation.
North America PMM and founder of public sector product marketing program. Developed public sector marketing plan, launched first formal go-to-market program, and promoted public sector industry as public speaker at CES 2020.
MBA internship focused on marketing data science in NYC while full time at the University of Chicago