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10 Axon partnerships leaders
These ten current and former Axon partnerships leaders and senior partner managers have held senior manager, director, senior director and senior vice president roles in strategic partnerships, channel partnerships, partner programs and business development at the company. A reader can learn how partnerships leaders work at Axon from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
01—10David Givler
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Director, Strategic Partnerships & Business Development · Axon
Former Sr. Director, Strategic Partnerships & Business Development at Axon (2022–2025) and Director, Strategic Partnerships & Business Development there (2020–2023), based in Los Angeles. Their other former Axon roles include General Manager, Axon Air and Senior Director, Product Management (2024–2026), where their profile says they led the drone as first responder product.
David O'Hara
LinkedInExperience: Director Channels and Distribution Program · Axon
Director Channels and Distribution Program at Axon since February 2025, based near Munich, where their profile says they architected the ELEVATE international partner programme. Before Axon they were Director IoT Route to Market EMEAR at Cisco (2021–2025) and held route-to-market and business development roles at Cisco and Jasper Technologies.
John Bever
LinkedInExperience: Director of Partnerships · Axon
Director of Partnerships at Axon since February 2024, based in Atlanta, a role their profile lists alongside Director of Partnerships at Fūsus since 2022. Their profile says they work closely with partners and customers to deliver solutions that integrate public safety and investigation assets. Before that they were an Account Executive at ID.me (2021–2022).
Joshua Johnson
LinkedInExperience: Director, International Partnerships, Public Policy & Innovation · Axon
Former Director, International Partnerships, Public Policy & Innovation at Axon (2024–2026), based in Toronto. After Axon they were a Public Safety Strategist at Skydio in 2026, and they now work in Strategy, Innovation & Government Relations at Peel Regional Police, where they previously held a strategy and innovation role (2021–2024).
Kevin Bernstein
LinkedInExperience: Senior Manager, Business Development & Strategic Partnerships · Axon
Senior Manager, Business Development & Strategic Partnerships at Axon since June 2026, based in New York. Before Axon they were Senior Business Development Manager, Tech - Prime Video at Amazon (2024–2026) and held business development and strategic partnerships roles at Go1, including Business Development, Director (2022–2024).
Lee Catherine Booker
LinkedInExperience: Director Of Business Development · Axon
Former Director Of Business Development at Axon (2017–2019), based in Richmond County, Georgia. After Axon they held partnership roles at Convoy Inc, including Senior Partnership Development Manager (2019–2021) and Director, Partnerships (2021–2022). They are now Director of Strategic Partnerships at Kaseware, since February 2024.
Nathan Sawtell
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President - Global Sales Programs and Partnerships · Axon
Senior Vice President - Global Sales Programs and Partnerships at Axon since July 2024, based in the United Kingdom, where their profile says they establish and cultivate strategic global partnerships. Earlier at Axon they were (SVP) Senior Managing Director Asia Pacific (2020–2024) and (VP) Managing Director Asia Pacific (2015–2020).
Radoslav Evtimov
LinkedInExperience: Director, Global Business Development and Competitive Intelligence · Axon
Director, Global Business Development and Competitive Intelligence at Axon since June 2023, based in Berlin. Before Axon they held strategy roles at Motorola Solutions from 2017 to 2022, including Strategy Manager in the International Strategy Department covering EMEA, APAC and LACR, and market and competitive intelligence work for EMEA.
Rick Zambrano
LinkedInExperience: Director Channel Partnerships · Axon
Director Channel Partnerships at Axon since October 2025, based in Baltimore. Earlier at Axon they were Senior Channel Account Manager (2023–2025). Their profile describes expertise in strategic partnerships, public safety innovation and scaling high-growth SaaS businesses.
Ron Bellendier
LinkedInExperience: Senior Manager Strategic Partnerships · Axon
Former Senior Manager Strategic Partnerships at Axon (2021–2023), based in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area. They are now Senior Customer Outreach/Partnerships Executive at Axon, since September 2025, a role their profile lists alongside Senior Customer Liaison Manager since 2023. Earlier at Axon they were Professional Services Manager and Senior National Account Manager.
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's area to your question, since technology partnerships, channel and distribution programs, international partnerships and product business development can involve different partners and goals. Check the person's region and whether they led a program or managed individual partners, because each sees a different part of how partnerships are run.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How does a public safety technology company choose which technology partners to integrate with its platform?
- 02What should a software company understand before building a partnership with a public safety technology platform?
- 03How do channel and distribution partner programs for public safety technology work in international markets?
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