Ed Van Siclen

SVP, Business Development & Global Alliances

@edvansiclen

As SVP of Business Development and Global Alliances, Ed is responsible for accelerating the ongoing growth of Lithium's business through its partner ecosystem.

Ed joins Lithium with over 25 years of experience creating, managing, and growing successful indirect sales channels and global partner programs. Most recently, Ed served as VP of Technology & Partner Solutions at Adobe Systems, where he was instrumental in maturing Adobe's partner economy and expanding its presence among digital and interactive agencies.

Prior to Adobe, Ed was VP of Strategic Alliances at Salesforce.com, where he crafted the company's referral program and indirect sales channel of value added resellers and independent software vendors. Under his leadership, the Salesforce.com partner community grew from a few hundred partners to over 5,000 global partners. His previous experience also includes sales leadership and management positions at BEA Systems, Tivoli Systems, and Legato Software.

Ed holds an bachelor’s degree from Princeton University.