Tom Gerstenberger

Who is Tom Gerstenberger?

Tom Gerstenberger is senior vice president of Field Strategy and Operations at

Network Appliance. Gerstenberger is responsible for coordinating a

cross-functional view of the Field Operations business. As vice president,

Gerstenberger is also heavily involved in structuring the business strategy at

NetApp. Before joining NetApp in November 2004, Gerstenberger spent 15

years with 3Com in a variety of executive and senior management positions, most

recently as vice president and general manager of the Personal Systems division.

During his tenure at 3Com, he worked as vice president of Finance and Business

Operations of the Business Communications company; vice president of Finance for

the Network Systems business unit; controller for Worldwide Field Operations;

vice president of Worldwide Sales Operations; and vice president, executive in

residence of the office of the chairman. Gerstenberger holds a bachelor

of science degree in business administration from the University of California,

Berkeley.