Karl Soderlund

Global Channel Chief

Karl Soderlund is the global channel chief at Cato Networks. In his role at Cato, Soderlund is responsible for leading the global channel team and further scaling the global partner program. Karl’s focus is taking Cato’s channel business to the next level and helping partners continue to grow and succeed in the SASE market. Prior to joining Cato in 2025, Karl served as senior vice president of worldwide partner and alliances sales at Zscaler and senior vice president of worldwide channel sales at Palo Alto Networks. Karl also held executive sales roles at Imperva, Aruba Networks, HP, Fortinet, and Cisco. With 30 years of experience in the cybersecurity and networking industries, Karl has a proven track record of driving channel sales growth, partner success, and operational excellence. Karl holds a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Management from Anna Maria College.