Vinay Rathore is the Senior Director of Marketing for EMEA at Ciena Corporation. He leverages 20+ years of networking experience from vendors and service providers including Sprint, MCI, Global-One & Alcatel to understand the future needs of the market. His area of expertise spans engineering, operations, sales & marketing in wireline and wireless systems across IP, MPLS, Ethernet & Optical technology. Mr. Rathore holds a degree in Electrical Engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute as well as an MBA from the University of Texas.