Dina Grimstead

About Dina Grimstead

is an enterprise and commercial growth executive operating at the intersection of AI market development, cloud strategy, and global partner ecosystem activation. She translates business vision into disciplined execution — aligning executive governance, operating models, and cross-functional leaders to accelerate measurable revenue growth across complex cloud and security environments.As a Director at, she leads strategic integration for the Splunk partner ecosystem, aligning 19 global workstreams to deliver a unified One Cisco experience. She drives operating model modernization, partner governance, and executive alignment to accelerate integrated networking, security, and AI-powered growth.Across leadership roles at and, Dina has architected national AI market strategies, built executive engagement frameworks that convert C-suite priorities into go-to-market acceleration, and institutionalized closed-loop advisory systems that transform ecosystem insight into competitive advantage. She has also led enterprise-wide culture transformation initiatives linking leadership accountability to measurable business performance.She is a recipient of the () — recognizing the top 200 of employees — for accelerating cloud strategy and modernizing the global partner ecosystem. She was also recognized with the () — reserved for 235 of employees — for accelerating pipeline growth through industry-aligned ecosystem innovation.Dina is a 2026 graduate of the, further strengthening her leadership across AI strategy and enterprise execution.She is known for building clarity within complexity, integrating strategy with execution, and positioning ecosystem alignment and culture as durable enterprise growth multipliers. She leads with gratitude, grit, empathy, and optimism — with the purposeful intent to make a difference.

Experience

1. Director Cisco Partner Integration

   Cisco

   Aug 2025 — Present

Education

• University of Washington

  BA, Comparative United States and International Studies

  1994

Skills

• Event Planning
• Project Management
• Teamwork
• Customer Retention
• Marketing
• Business Development
• Event Management
• Sales
• Marketing Strategy
• Customer Experience
• Customer Satisfaction
• Account Management