Marilyn Basanta

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Senior Director, Product Management, Data Center GPU, AI Software at AMD

Mountain View, California, United States

Overview

Marilyn Basanta is a technology leader in software product management, currently serving as Senior Director of AI Software Product Management at AMD. Her expertise spans AI infrastructure and enterprise workloads, with a career including leadership roles at Intel and an 11-year tenure at VMware, where she launched the VMware Edge Compute Stack. She holds a B. S. from Cornell University.

There is no publicly available information regarding Marilyns personal life, hobbies, or interests outside of her professional activities.

She has a long history of focusing on automation and simplifying complex deployments, having developed the Horizon View Configuration Tool early in her VMware career to help customers quickly set up environments.

Personality Overview

Value Driven

Assertive

Example Seeker

They are generally strong communicators and are not easy to convince.  They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing. They often ask many questions and rely heavily on information and documentation.

Topics They Care About

AI Software Stacks
Currently leads the AI Software Product Management for AMD's Instinct GPUs and ROCm ecosystem, shaping strategy for AI training and inference at scale.
Edge Computing
Spearheaded edge initiatives at both VMware, launching the Edge Compute Stack, and at Intel. She has participated in numerous panels and interviews on the topic.
Enterprise Workloads
Her roles at AMD, Intel, and VMware have consistently focused on optimizing and deploying enterprise workloads across data centers, cloud, and the edge.

Media Appearances

Marilyn has no verified media appearances

Work History

6-2025
Senior Director, Product Management, Data Center GPU, AI Software at AMD
11-2024 - 6-2025
Senior Director, Product Management, Data Center and AI Group, AI and HPC Software at Intel Corporation
7-2023 - 11-2024
Senior Director, Product Management, Network and Edge Group, Infra, Apps & AI Software at Intel Corporation
7-2022 - 7-2023
Senior Director of Product Management, Edge Computing at VMware
7-2021 - 7-2022
Director of Product Management, Edge Computing at VMware

Education

B.S from Cornell University

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Insights For Selling To Marilyn

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Share testimonials from known people and give multiple examples of product value
  • Persuade objectively how your product will help them achieve their goals
  • Be prepared for a lot of questions, answer them objectively

DONT's

  • Avoid making offhand commitments
  • Don’t rely excessively on your relationship with them to win the deal
  • Don’t try to rush them into a decision, provide all necessary information first

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Marilyn is

  • Clear proof of product value matters to them, followed by others' testimonials and rapport.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Marilyn

  • They are practical yet friendly, don’t expect a clear no very often.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Marilyn move?

  • They like to analyze well and then make their decisions.
  • Can Marilyn take some risk or not?

  • They systematically evaluate all decisions and are unlikely to take many risks.

You And Marilyn

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