Paul Mason

Paul Mason is an experienced technology leader currently serving as the Director of Strategic Alliances at Cisco since October 2020. Paul's role focuses on fostering collaboration between Cloud Hyperscalers and Cisco to enhance business technology transformation. Prior to Cisco, Paul worked at Google as a Technical Program Manager and Anthos Partner Tech Lead, where Paul was instrumental in establishing the partner ecosystem for Anthos. Paul's career began at Cisco in 2007, progressing through various engineering roles before moving to Equinix as a Global Principal, recognized for innovation in cloud and hybrid cloud solutions. Paul holds an MBA from Santa Clara University and a dual degree in Electrical Engineering from California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo.