Emily Dilday

Emily Dilday is a Global Principal Business Solutions Manager for SAS’ Industrials and IoT Division, where she leads the successful engagement of partner-driven solutions powered by SAS technology. Emily coordinates a cross-functional team comprising R&D, customer advisory, support & enablement, and marketing experts to ensure channel partner success. Before joining SAS, Emily spent over two decades at Cisco, where she led teams in Information Technology, Enterprise Information Security, IoT/Network Security, and Customer Experience. She holds a B.S. in Math and Computer Science from Meredith College, an M.B.A. from Pfeiffer University, and has completed professional certification in project management from Stanford University. Emily is also a licensed Project Management Professional, certified by the Project Management Institute. As a leader in the Tech and IoT industry, Emily is passionate about supporting women in STEM and helping students pursue STEM careers through mentorship and advocacy. She chairs the IoT Community Women in Technology Center of Excellence and volunteers as a group mentor for AI4ALL and NPower.