AI-driven cybersecurity firm Vectra AI has appointed Chad Reese as SVP, global channel chief. Reese has more than 25 years of experience building and scaling global channel organizations and will lead Vectra AI’s worldwide partner strategy to accelerate growth across all routes to market, the company said.
Reese will be responsible for expanding and scaling Vectra AI’s established, broad partner ecosystem—including solution providers, systems integrators, strategic alliances, MSSPs, distributors, hyperscalers and other ecosystem partners—to drive greater customer value and global reach.
“Chad is a proven channel leader with a track record of building high-impact partner ecosystems that drive measurable growth,” said Derek Phillips, CRO at Vectra AI. “As enterprises operate across data centers, cloud, SaaS, identity systems, IoT/OT, and AI infrastructure, security teams need partners who can help them gain real-time observability and control across the modern network. As we continue expanding globally and increasing our investment in the channel, Chad’s experience leading complex transformations and aligning sales and partner strategies will be instrumental as we scale our ecosystem, accelerate long-term growth and support partners worldwide.”
In his role, Reese will focus on scaling Vectra AI’s global partner programs, enhancing enablement and profitability, and evolving the company’s partner framework to support the diverse and changing needs of today’s cybersecurity ecosystem. He’ll work closely with sales, product and marketing leadership to help partners expand their services practices and capitalize on the growing demand for modern network protection for AI enterprises, officials said.
“The Vectra AI Platform is built to protect the modern AI enterprise by always knowing who and what is on the network, how it is behaving and which behaviors represent real risk. Vectra AI sees the network as one unified attack surface, and its unified approach of delivering continuous observability across the modern network creates a powerful opportunity for partners,” said Reese. “I joined Vectra AI because of the strength of the platform and the tremendous opportunity it creates for our global partner ecosystem to build differentiated services and deliver measurable outcomes in an AI-powered world.”
