# Debi Dowling

> Debi Dowling is Senior Vice President of Business Operations, Chief Marketing Officer, and Chief of Staff to the CEO at Onapsis, the Boston-based leader in SAP and ERP application security. Wearing three hats at once, she sets the company's marketing strategy, keeps cross-functional priorities aligned as a strategic partner to the CEO, and runs the operational machinery that ties day-to-day work to company goals. Before Onapsis she spent years at Juniper Networks as Chief of Staff and business-enablement leader across Global Services and Sales Engineering, with earlier management roles at Vodafone, Siemens, and Acision in the UK. She is based in Greater Boston.

- **Role:** SVP Business Operations / CMO / Chief of Staff to CEO at Onapsis
- **Organizations:** Onapsis, Juniper Networks, Acision, Siemens, Vodafone, Cable & Wireless
- **Nationality:** British
- **Education:** Newbury Institute of Higher Education (Newbury College), United Kingdom, Henley Business School, United Kingdom
- **Known for:** Holds three senior functions simultaneously at Onapsis: SVP Business Operations, CMO, and Chief of Staff to the CEO, Led a redefinition of Onapsis's marketing strategy after taking the CMO role in January 2023, Reported to have accelerated revenue growth and reduced deal-closure durations by more than 20%

## Career timeline

- **1994-2005** — Held roles at Vodafone in the UK, reportedly progressing from credit analyst to head of risk strategy
- **2000s** — Management roles at organizations including Cable & Wireless, Siemens, and Acision
- **Pre-Onapsis** — Chief of Staff and business-enablement leader for Global Services and Sales Engineering at Juniper Networks, with roles across Customer Success, Professional Services, PMO and Business Operations
- **2023-01** — Stepped into the Chief Marketing Officer role at Onapsis, taking on marketing strategy alongside operations
- **Current** — Serves as SVP Business Operations, CMO, and Chief of Staff to the CEO at Onapsis

## Achievements

- Holds three senior functions simultaneously at Onapsis: SVP Business Operations, CMO, and Chief of Staff to the CEO
- Led a redefinition of Onapsis's marketing strategy after taking the CMO role in January 2023
- Reported to have accelerated revenue growth and reduced deal-closure durations by more than 20%
- Built cross-functional experience spanning Services, Sales, Engineering, HR, and Marketing

## Latest updates

- **2023-01** — Took on the Chief Marketing Officer role at Onapsis and led a reset of the company's marketing strategy.

## Links

- Website: https://onapsis.com/leadership/debi-dowling/
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/debidowling

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