Victor Mieres Vice President of the Regional Partner Program As Vice President of the Regional Partner Program, Victor Mieres ensures the NI Alliance Partner Program scales globally to best support customers. Prior to this, Mieres served as the Vice President of the Emerging Markets and led sales, marketing, and business operations in India, Russia, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Australia, and Africa. Mieres has established NI in international locations like China, Korea, Eastern Europe, Latin America, and Canada and has driven sustained revenue growth in international sales. In 2008, Mieres founded Planet NI, the highly successful program designed to empower engineers in emerging countries to achieve sustainable prosperity by providing increased access to NI technology. Under his leadership, Planet NI has established a presence in more than 20 countries. Mieres holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree in electrical engineering from Simón Bolívar University in Venezuela and Stanford University, respectively.