Chief Business Development Officer

Alan Atkinson

As Chief Business Development Officer, Alan Atkinson leads Commvault’s strategic technology and go-to-market alliances with the industry’s premier technology companies. Most recently, he reinvigorated the Company’s Global Partner Organization.

Atkinson brings a wealth of cloud and data protection experience to Commvault – from building the industry’s first, pre-eminent cloud service provider to leading WysDM Software until it was acquired, to driving technology strategy and commercial sales at Dell Technologies. His history of building, leading, and retaining world-class teams can be seen in his past roles, including Dell Technologies, where he held SVP, CTO, and GM positions, XIO Storage as the company’s President and CEO, the CEO and Co-Founder of WysDM Software, and SVP of Product Marketing and Engineering at StorageNetworks.

Atkinson holds a master’s degree in computer science from the University of Pennsylvania. He is heavily involved in charitable outreach, serving on the boards of numerous organizations, including University of Pennsylvania, Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart, and Zoo Miami Foundation.