Michelle Welch

Michelle Welch joined WatchGuard in 2015 and is responsible for shaping the company’s growth and transformation initiatives. She serves as the company’s chief marketing officer, responsible for the development and execution of WatchGuard’s global marketing strategy and channel operations team. As the senior vice president of Business Strategy, Michelle also leads critical, cross-functional initiatives focused on fueling operational excellence and company evolution.

Prior to WatchGuard, she served as vice president of marketing at SafeNet, one of the largest information security companies in the world. Michelle has also served in a variety of product, field, sales operations, and corporate marketing leadership roles and brings nearly 20 years of experience in security-focused B2B marketing to WatchGuard.

Michelle holds a degree in Marketing and Communications from Towson State University.