Bryan Tantzen

Bryan Tantzen serves as Senior Director of Industry Solutions in Cisco’s IOT Group. Bryan leads creating innovative solutions and validated designs that help customers connect new digital data sources to drive efficiency and new customer experiences in industries including Manufacturing, Energy, Transportation, and Smart Cities. Bryan’s team includes industry vertical leads that work with innovative lighthouse customers and Cisco cross-functional teams to drive solution strategy and go to market, industry solution architects, and the Cisco industry solution Validated Design Team (CVD) that combines Cisco hardware, software, and strategic partner components into solutions that deliver outcomes for our customers. Bryan’s career is highlighted by the building and go-to-market of innovative industry solutions. In his 14 years with Cisco, he was previously Senior Director for the IoT Vertical Solutions Group for manufacturing, helping companies transform their businesses and meet business requirements ranging from factory automation to factory big data analytics. Prior to this, he led the Customer Business Transformation (CBT) team, helping leading companies drive increased revenues and cost reductions through collaboration solutions in the manufacturing, retail, and financial services verticals. He also previously led Cisco’s collaboration developer ecosystem and software pricing & licensing.