Executive Profiles

Dean Darwin

Senior Vice President of Worldwide Channel Sales

Dean Darwin is the SVP of Worldwide Channel Sales at F5 Networks. In this role, Darwin’s charter is to leverage the efforts of each geographic region and align F5's global strategy around best practices to engage the company's worldwide network of sales partners. Darwin first joined F5 Networks in 2005 as the leader of F5's North America channel program. In his tenure, he has been instrumental in the introduction and success of a number of strategic channel initiatives, including the global launch of F5's UNITY Partner Program. Darwin is also a named inventor for several pending company patents. He has been honored as one of the industry's Top Channel Executives by VARBusiness, and recognized as a Channel Chief by CRN. Prior to joining F5, Darwin held sales leadership positions at Cisco and NetApp.