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Kelsey Williams Banks

Evaluator · DISC type SCD
Sales & Partner Enablement Leader at Siemens
📍 Greater Cleveland, United States

Kelsey Williams Banks is the Director of OT Channel Marketing at Fortinet, specializing in cybersecurity for critical infrastructure. Her unique career path began in luxury hospitality before she transitioned to industrial automation at Rockwell Automation, where she built channel marketing programs. She holds a Fortinet Network Security Expert Level 3 certification.

Originally from Canton, Ohio, Kelsey now lives in the Cleveland area. She has a strong passion for cars and literature, having studied the latter at the University of London. She believes in taking calculated career risks and building a personal "board of directors" for mentorship and inspiration.

She once traded her "nice suits and fancy high heels for steeltoed boots" when she moved from hospitality to industrial automation.

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Experience
15 Years
Current Role
Sales & Partner Enablement Leader
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Greater Cleveland, United States
Personality Overview

How Kelsey shows up

Fast But Analytical
Thorough Evaluator
Quality Focused

They are not very likely to become strong advocates of your product or service They focus on the results, but can still be quite procedural and analytical about how to get there They have a unique set of diverse traits where they are decisive and methodical but can sometimes be extra cautious and skeptical

Priorities

Topics Kelsey cares about

OT Security
Her current role is dedicated to helping operational technology partners secure critical infrastructure like manufacturing plants and water treatment facilities.
Channel Marketing
She has built her career on creating and enabling channel marketing programs, first at Rockwell Automation and now at Fortinet.
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Career

Work history

1-2026
Sales & Partner Enablement Leader
Siemens
6-2022 - 12-2025
Director of OT Channel Marketing
Fortinet
5-2021 - 6-2022
Global Partner Marketing Manager
Rockwell Automation
10-2018 - 5-2021
Channel Services Marketing
Rockwell Automation
3-2017 - 10-2018
Training Services Commercial Engagement
Rockwell Automation
In the press

Media appearances

Kelsey Williams Banks - Fortinet - Woman of the Week (WOW). Featured in YouTube
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Fortinet: Channel Breakdown, Competition & Bundle vs Point Solution – Interview. Featured in In Practise
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Education
2006 - 2010
B.A.
Miami University
2014 - 2016
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Ashland University
2008 - 2008
Literature
Royal Holloway, University of London
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Steadiness (S)

Steadiness (S) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to focus on cooperation, support and taking everyone along. Those scoring high tend to be consistent and calm.

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