About Us

Shannon McElyea is a seasoned technology executive and strategic partnership architect with a proven track record of driving exponential growth for emerging technology companies. With extensive experience creating and executing partnership ecosystems, McElyea has significantly contributed to new enterprises.

As a catalyst for disruptive innovation, McElyea has more than tripled sales within one year for over five companies through strategic programs, partnerships, and joint product offerings. Her partnership portfolio includes creating bundled solutions and joint ventures with industry leaders such as Cisco, Microsoft, and Intel, among 30+ strategic alliances.

Notable Career Highlights: McElyea has been instrumental in launching groundbreaking "first-to-market" technologies across multiple industries:

• CyberCash (acquired by PayPal) - first secure ecommerce technology
• Network Translation Inc. (acquired by Cisco) - first NAT-based firewall
• DeepNines - first intrusion prevention network security platform
• iPass - first global roaming provider
• Zingaya - first web click-to-call/video service

Her strategic vision extends to pivotal technology connections, facilitating the Granite Systems acquisition by Cisco.

Core Expertise:

• Partnership ecosystem development and execution
• Marketing strategy and program creation
• Alliance recruiting, training, and development
• Sustainable technology advocacy (energy, water, food, education)
• Global speaking and thought leadership

McElyea's early career includes foundational work at Xerox PARC on distributed computing systems and software development at Siemens AG. As a globally recognized speaker, she has delivered keynotes on cyberbanking, eCommerce, network security, and emerging technologies, including appearances on BBC and international forums.

Her passion for sustainable technologies and "technology for good" aligns perfectly with the Healthspan Coalition's mission to advance healthy longevity through innovative data-driven approaches.