Rita Younger is an industry thought leader with over 30 years of experience in Data Center Networking and Security. Her areas of expertise include SDN, Private-Cloud, Hybrid-Cloud, Network Analytics and moving corporations to a true Self-Service Data Center model. She has shared her expertise serving as a panel member at Network World and CIO Magazine events, she is a delegate for Tech Feld Days, and has been featured on TechWise TV, Packet Pushers, and other technology media. Rita is a regular presenter at CiscoLive along with other national, regional, and industry vertical conferences. Her Twitter account @SDN_Girl has been named one of the top accounts to follow for SDN. She is a Cisco Champion and a member of VMware Inner Circle and has been honored as a CRN Women of the Channel. Rita holds a B.S. in Communications from Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois. She resides in St. Louis, Missouri.