As Deltek’s Executive Vice President of Worldwide Sales, Carolyn Parent oversees all aspects of Deltek's global sales efforts, including sales expansion both domestically and internationally. She brings nearly 20 years of technology sales experience to her post. Previous to Deltek, Parent served as national sales director at BearingPoint, a globally recognized leader in strategic consulting and technology solutions for Global 2000 companies and government organizations. As the leader of sales in BearingPoint’s Middle Market Practice, Parent grew the practice to be one of the fastest growing segments within the company. Prior to joining BearingPoint, Parent was Executive Vice President of Sales for security metrics management pioneer Sequation, Inc. Parent has also served as the vice president of commercial sales at Enterworks and Xacta Corporation, a division of leading IT solution and service provider Telos Corporation.

Parent holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Villanova University.