Zahra Jamshed is a Senior Manager with VCE, The Virtual Computing Environment Company, a technology services and solutions organization. Prior to that, she held senior positions with Thomson Reuters, Savvis, Pierce Technology Corporation,  & AMS(now CGI), among others. Zahra has more than 17 years experience in consultative solutions, business development, and alliance partnerships. As a strategic business partner, Zahra has provided advisory and solutions expertise in creating, building, and managing strategic, innovative, and consultative initiatives in application, managed hosting, and infrastructure space for a wide variety of industries. Zahra has expertise in professional services, business development, building alliances, go-to-market strategy, pre-sales, and leading solutions consulting throughout the U.S., Canada, and Latin America. With a foundation in engineering and sciences, she has combined her knowledge of systems integration and application with managed hosting/data center solutions, providing her clients end-to-end holistic solutions. Zahra's current focus is cloud solutions, data analytics, and social media. In April 2013, Zahra received an Executive Certificate in Strategy and Innovation at MIT Sloan School of Management. “I attended MIT Sloan's Executive Certificate Program in Strategy and Innovation to satiate my desire to expand my horizons. The classes served as a great ground for networking, learning from seasoned and like-minded professionals from all over the world, and, above all, provided excellent discussion opportunities with the faculty. I thoroughly enjoyed all the courses as they provided new perspectives in the areas of global macro-economics, strategy, and building and leading innovative organizations. I chose MIT Sloan based on the credibility of its programs and my mentor's recommendation. We need positive change in the world and institutions like Sloan School of Management at MIT provide an excellent ground to make a difference.” Zahra's Publication: http://www.witi.com/articles/351/Winning-an-RFP-driven-solution-sales/