Paul Stephenson is a business minded technologist and Public Sector Field CTO at VMware focusing on complex information technology (IT) solutions. Paul has been in several roles during his career including solutions architect, systems engineer, project manager, product manager, technical evangelist, and general manager. Paul has a warm spot in his heart for Public Sector having served in the U.S. Navy's Nuclear Power program where he tuned his critical thinking and analysis skills.Paul is happiest when spending time with his wife, Manda, their 2 akitas, and their new daughter, Emory.