Jan is a Regional Director of the Great Lakes for Fortinet Major Enterprise. Jan has had many wonderful mentors in his long career and enjoys being a sales leader and mentor as well. In his 35 years in sales (26 in tech), Jan has learned from many of the country’s technology leaders on what is truly important and meaningful to leading organizations. Before Fortinet, Jan worked for a few startups in the analytics and open-source world and helped them grow and flourish. Prior significant stops at SAS, EMC and Symantec provided a wonder training ground for him.
Jan is a long time Ann Arborite and enjoys Michigan Football home games and tailgates. He was a chef in his younger years and still enjoys doing much of the cooking at home. He is a Tenor with the Plymouth Oratorio Society in Plymouth and has performed with various other groups throughout the years. He has two grown children (Hailey 32 & Christian 30) who he adores. He has been married to his wife Sonja for 4 years and they have a King Charles Cavalier named Fitz and a British Blue Shorthair cat named Zelda.