# Vanessa Simmons

> Vanessa Simmons is Pythian's Senior Vice President of Business Development and Country Manager for Canada, a longtime builder of technology partner ecosystems whose work connects Pythian with Google Cloud, Microsoft, Amazon Web Services and other platforms. Away from enterprise technology, she is a Le Cordon Bleu-trained cook and accredited cheese sommelier who writes about, judges and teaches Canadian artisan cheese. The common thread is her practiced ability to turn expertise into relationships and relationships into durable communities.

- **Role:** Senior Vice President, Business Development & Country Manager, Canada at Pythian
- **Organizations:** Pythian, N-able Technologies, Savvy Company, 100 Women Who Care Lanark County, The Great Canadian Cheese Festival
- **Education:** Basic Cuisine Certificate, Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Arts Institute, Level 2 cheese education, Toronto Cheese Education Guild
- **Known for:** Built Pythian's business-development team from the ground up beginning in 2013., Helped develop Pythian's strategic relationships with Google Cloud, Microsoft and Amazon Web Services., Earned seven consecutive CRN Women of the Channel recognitions through 2025.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2010** — Worked as Team Lead, Marketing at N-able Technologies.
- **2010** — Joined Pythian, later serving as Director of Marketing.
- **2013** — Launched and began building Pythian's business-development team from the ground up.
- **2015** — Served as a cheese judge at Dairy Farmers of Canada's Grate Canadian Cheese Cook-Off.
- **2018** — Named to CRN's Women of the Channel list and helped lead Pythian's cloud-forward partner strategy.
- **2020** — CRN credited her with record channel-influenced services revenue and with driving Pythian's Google Cloud resale plans.
- **2021** — CRN credited her recommendation with adding Google resell capabilities and supporting Pythian's acquisition of Agosto.
- **2022** — Expanded strategic relationships with Snowflake and SAP while renewing cloud partner statuses and specializations.
- **2023** — Named to CRN's Women of the Channel Power 80 Solution Providers list.
- **2024** — Named to CRN's Power 100 Solution Providers list; CRN noted her 27-plus years across sales, marketing and business development.
- **2025** — Earned a seventh consecutive CRN Women of the Channel recognition and a place on the Power 80 list.
- **2026** — Again named to CRN's Power 80 after pivoting Pythian's channel strategy toward AI and multi-cloud modernization.

## Achievements

- Built Pythian's business-development team from the ground up beginning in 2013.
- Helped develop Pythian's strategic relationships with Google Cloud, Microsoft and Amazon Web Services.
- Earned seven consecutive CRN Women of the Channel recognitions through 2025.
- Named to CRN's Power 80 Solution Providers lists in 2023, 2025 and 2026, and the Power 100 in 2024.
- Helped Pythian add Google Cloud resale capabilities and reach Google Cloud managed service provider status.
- Accredited cheese sommelier and Le Cordon Bleu-trained cook who has judged Canadian cheese competitions.
- Chair of 100 Women Who Care Lanark County, a giving circle that reported more than $230,000 raised for 32 local charities by late 2025.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Shared updates from the Google AI Partner Forum 2026 and Pythian's production-AI work on LinkedIn.
- **2026-05** — Named to CRN's 2026 Women of the Channel Power 80 Solution Providers list.
- **2026-06** — Featured as a masterclass presenter for The Great Canadian Cheese Festival's cross-country artisan cheese and wine tasting.
- **2025-11** — As chair of 100 Women Who Care Lanark County, promoted the group's open house after it reported more than $230,000 raised for 32 charities.
- **2025-05** — Received her seventh consecutive CRN Women of the Channel recognition and joined the 2025 Power 80 list.

## Links

- Website: https://www.pythian.com/blog/author/vanessa-simmons
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vanessaksimmons/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/savvyvanessa
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vanessa.k.simmons

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Last updated: 2026-08-27