Mathias Kokot is VP, Cloud-Ready Data Center at Juniper Networks and is responsible for the Juniper Cloud, Foundation Technologies and strategic Software/SaaS application portfolio. He also works closely with the strategy team on architecture, M&A and venture investments. During his time at Juniper, Mathias was responsible for the Edge Services and Routing portfolio and TME group. He led the broadband portfolio and orchestrated one of the biggest product transitions and the introduction of the Universal Edge products, established the Broadband User Community, and headed the Juniper-Nokia Siemens Networks joint venture. Prior to Juniper, Mathias held product management positions in Unisphere Networks where he ran the BRAS product line. Before joining Unisphere, Mathias served in engineering, product management and marketing positions at Siemens AG in Germany, Australia and the US and was responsible for introducing the first Internet solutions for Siemens. Mathias holds a Master of Science in Data Networking from Technical University in Berlin, Germany.