Cisco’s Michelle Ragusa McBain

Michelle Ragusa-McBain
Global Lead & Channel Community Evangelist for MSP & XaaS
Cisco

“We are all the sums of various influences in our lives, professionally and personally.  In the technology channel ecosystem, influence is a matter of earning and building trust to make an impact. It truly is as much about listening and learning the needs of your partners, stakeholders and customers as it is about driving results for mutual success.” 

Michelle Ragusa-McBain is an absolute force of nature, injecting passion and intelligence into everything she does. Ragusa-McBain is a well-known channel advocate and, combining that advocacy with her virtuoso social media skills, she has become a recognized thought leader in the industry — and a familiar face. In addition to online and in-person appearances at Cisco events and industry conferences, she frequently creates and posts “quick-bite” informational videos on a wide range of topics. That range reflects her extensive involvement throughout the channel as well as her dedication to diversity. A member of the Alliance of Channel Women and Women in Technology, she is chair emeritus of Advancing Women in Tech for CompTIA and co-founder of Tech World’s Half, a nonprofit dedicated to encouraging and keeping women in the technology industry. In 2021 she was named to the Channel Partners Circle of Excellence, was a member of the inaugural Channel Futures DE&I 101 and received an Advancing Women in Technology award from CompTIA.