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David Watson

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Sr Director Systems Engineering, Networking and AI Infrastructure at DriveNets
📍 Alpharetta, Georgia, United States

David is a senior technical leader at DriveNets, heading the Systems Engineering team for the Americas with a focus on AI-ready networks and cloud solutions. His career includes extensive leadership at Cisco, directing teams across 17 countries and contributing to over $9 billion in sales.

Colleagues describe him as a leader with strong technical and business acumen who isnt afraid to take on difficult issues and is known for getting things done.

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Experience
25 Years
Current Role
Sr Director Systems Engineering, Networking and AI Infrastructure
Job Level
Senior
Location
Alpharetta, Georgia, United States
Personality Overview

How David shows up

Confident & Optimistic
Fast Adopter
Generous

They usually prefer to drive the conversation. They measure a product on its merit but can be influenced by strong testimonials. They respond well to objective pitches but also attach some value to relationships.

Priorities

Topics David cares about

AI Networking
His current role and recent discussions focus on building high-performance, Ethernet-based AI fabrics and enabling GPU-as-a-Service for network operators.
Network Automation
He speaks about leveraging AI to help operators manage networks at scale, a major pain point his company aims to solve through its technology.
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Career

Work history

7-2024
Sr Director Systems Engineering, Networking and AI Infrastructure
DriveNets
1-2021 - 7-2024
Director, Solutions Engineering, Americas
Cisco
8-2017 - 1-2021
Sr. Systems Engineering Manager
Cisco
1-2010 - 8-2017
Sr. System Engineering Manager
Cisco
6-1999 - 1-2005
Sr Systems Engineer
ARRIS
In the press

Media appearances

AI Infrastructure for Service Providers with DriveNets' David Watson. Featured in DriveNets
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AI Infrastructure for Service Providers with DriveNets' David Watson. Featured in YouTube
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Education
BME
Georgia Institute of Technology
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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