Matthew Garratt. M.B.A.
About Matthew Garratt. M.B.A.
Matthew Garratt, M.B.A., is the Head of Service Providers, Media, Entertainment & Utilities at Arista Networks, with extensive experience in the telecommunications and technology sectors.
Current Role at Arista Networks
Matthew Garratt serves as the Head of Service Providers, Media, Entertainment & Utilities at Arista Networks. Since 2018, he has been based in Sydney, Australia. In this role, he has founded and rapidly grown the end-to-end Service Provider Vertical business across Australia and New Zealand. He added over 40 new logo Service Provider customers in the region, including multiple Tier 1 Service Providers. Under his leadership, the division has achieved consistent double-digit growth year on year.
Previous Experience at Juniper Networks
Before joining Arista Networks, Matthew held various senior roles at Juniper Networks between 2012 and 2018. He worked as a Senior Major Account Manager - Service Providers in Sydney from 2016 to 2018, and as a Senior Major Account Manager in Addlestone from 2013 to 2015. His responsibilities at Juniper Networks also included major account management in London from 2012 to 2013.
Early Career Positions
Matthew Garratt started his career in account and sales roles at several companies. From 1995 to 2000, he worked as a Sales Executive and Telesales Manager at Vodafone, followed by an Account Executive role at MCI Worldcom from 1999 to 2000. He later served as an Account Director at Thus in Milton Keynes from 2000 to 2001 and held various managerial positions at BT in London between 2001 and 2008.
Education and Qualifications
Matthew Garratt earned his M.B.A. in Business Administration from Imperial College London, where he studied from 2005 to 2011. He also holds a BA (Hons) in Business Studies from London South Bank University, where he studied from 1994 to 1996. His educational background has provided a strong foundation for his career in business and account management.