Kris Pennella is Senior Manager for Regional Consulting Services and Practice Manager for Red Hat Open Innovation Labs, Red Hat. Kris is an accomplished digital leadership executive with a track record of successfully launching emerging technology in global marketplaces. She translates technology into business strategy and increased concept to cash opportunities within new and existing product lines. Kris has developed and managed products with revenues of more than US$2B and led the product technology departments at three enterprise companies. An advocate of lean enterprise and product development, you can find Kris leading the North America Open Innovation Labs Practice, accelerating customer journeys toward digital leadership.