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Lainey Tagliaferri

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Enterprise Account Director at Cognition
📍 Austin, Texas, United States

Lainey is an Enterprise Account Director on the Go-to-Market team at Cognition, with a background in building high-performing sales teams. At her previous role at Verkada, she was the #1 Regional Sales Manager in revenue and new logo attainment, showcasing her expertise in enterprise sales and market growth.

Outside of her professional life, Lainey is a sports enthusiast with a keen interest in the San Francisco Giants and ESPN. During her time at the University of Georgia, she was selected as a Grady College Ambassador, demonstrating strong interpersonal and leadership skills from early on.

Her sales development team at Verkada achieved an impressive 193% average quota attainment in a single fiscal year.

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Experience
7 Years
Current Role
Enterprise Account Director
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Austin, Texas, United States
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Go-to-Market Strategy
Her current and previous roles at Cognition and Windsurf are centered around GTM, navigating an acquisition in the process.
Sales Team Leadership
Managed and developed highly successful sales teams at Verkada, with her account executive teams achieving remarkable quota attainment figures.
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Career

Work history

7-2025
Enterprise Account Director
Cognition
3-2025 - 7-2025
GTM
Windsurf
11-2023 - 3-2025
Regional Sales Manager
Verkada
11-2022 - 11-2023
Senior Sales Development Manager
Verkada
8-2021 - 10-2022
Sales Development Manager
Verkada
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Education
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The University of Georgia
Bachelor's degree
Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Georgia
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