Margaret Dawson

A 20-year tech industry veteran, Margaret is vice president of portfolio product marketing at Red Hat, the world’s leading open source software company. She is a proven entrepreneur and intrapreneur, having led successful initiatives and teams at several startups and Fortune 500 companies, including Amazon, Microsoft and HPE. Margaret is a frequent author and speaker on digital disruption, emerging technologies, open source and women leadership. She has worked and traveled extensively in Asia, Europe and North America. Margaret serves as an advisor to Cloud Connect, the Cloud Network of Women and Women of the Channel, as well as to multiple early-stage companies and CEOs. She is an active mentor for many women and men in tech, and she recently received a Gold Stevie Award for Mentor and Coach of the Year.