JAMES ROBERTSON

VP & CTO Industry Strategy
CTO Media, Entertainment, Hospitality and Sports

James Robertson joined HPE Aruba Networking at the beginning of 2019 after a successful career in the Media and Entertainment industry, where he held numerous Operational, Engineering and Executive roles across multiple disciplines, including Infrastructure, Networking,  IT Security, Satellite Operations, and Broadcasting.

James is a hands-on technologist who brings a pragmatic approach to each and every situation – finding the right solution that best answers the need.

At every stage of his career, James has led teams through large-scale and financially significant technical due diligence opportunities, R&D work that has pushed the capabilities of his industry, integration of M&A’s globally, and numerous Business Transformations. James has also been responsible for the strategy, design, and implementation of multiple large-scale building and campus technology architectures from New York to L.A. and London to Hong Kong, as well as across the Middle East. 

With over 30 years of industry experience, James and the projects he has tackled all had purpose: To unlocked value, enhanced capabilities, push technology forward and ultimately drive successful business outcomes on a global scale for the organization he served. 

At HPE, James serves as part of the HPE Aruba Networking Industry Executive Group within the Office of the CTO. In his role, James helps to enhance strategic and thought leadership between HPE Aruba Networking and its partners and customers, which further strengthens our “Customer First, Customer Last” philosophy.