Tamara Mccarthy is a GTM and Ecosystem Executive | Chief Member | Advisory Board Member |WIC Leader Circle Advisor | WOTC Member| C-Plan.IT Advisor at Palo Alto Networks. She possess expertise in strategic partnerships, go to market strategy, enterprise software, business alliances, strategic alliances and 21 more skills. Colleagues describe her as "Tamara is the alliance executive you need for a thriving ecosystem. Tamara and I worked together on a number of complex strategic partnerships and alliances for Red Hat during our tenure. Tamara's knowledge of the technologies in play and how to align each of the companies needs proved extremely valuable to find agreement and close. Her collaboration and teamwork kept us aligned with Red Hat while exceeding our strategic partners' needs. Tamara made these high-pressure deals easy to work and, dare I say, fun! Tamara is a great leader for any company who wants a thriving alliance ecosystem.", "I’ve known Tamara since we both came up in Silicon Valley launching 3 startups in a row - indeed she set the mold for my expectations of myself and my teammates - a very high bar indeed that includes absolute excellence, extreme perseverance and a touch of humor and a ton of kindness to ease the pain. People follow her because they trust her. With Tamara in a leadership roll you can rely on everyone around you hitting their marks no matter what - and she’s as loyal and present in the downtimes as she is in the good. Definitely someone you want in the trenches with you - and later at the bar celebrating her inevitable wins. :) Love you Tamara!", and "Tamara worked directly for me at BEA, and led one of our most complex alliance relationships - that included CEO level support, product alignments, and sales go to market deal management. Tamara was on top of every item, in detail and ahead of plan. Great working with her."