Who is the CEO of Cisco?

Chuck Robbins is Cisco's Chair and Chief Executive Officer.

Cisco was founded by Leonard Bosack and Sandy Lerner in 1984.

How many employees does Cisco have?

Cisco reported about 90,400 employees in its fiscal 2025 annual report.

Who should you contact to sell into Cisco?

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Who are Cisco's decision-makers?

Cisco's top decision-makers include CEO Chuck Robbins, product leader Jeetu Patel, customer-experience leader Liz Centoni, and CFO Mark Patterson, with major purchasing decisions distributed across business units.

CEO: Chuck Robbins
CTO/key exec: Jeetu Patel, President and CPO
Founded: 1984
Employees: 90,400 reported in FY2025
HQ: San Jose, CA
Notable: Public enterprise infrastructure leader

Chuck RobbinsChair and Chief Executive OfficerCEO since 2015Sets corporate strategy across networking, security, observability, collaboration, AI infrastructure, and M&A.
Jeetu PatelPresident and Chief Product OfficerProduct leadership role expanded by 2026Owns product direction across Cisco's portfolio.
Liz CentoniEVP and Chief Customer Experience OfficerCisco executive leadershipLeads customer experience and post-sale success motions.
Mark PattersonChief Financial OfficerCFO effective fiscal 2026Succeeded Scott Herren after the FY2025 leadership transition.

Who leads Cisco?

Chuck Robbins leads Cisco as Chair and CEO. Jeetu Patel owns product strategy as President and Chief Product Officer, Liz Centoni leads customer experience, and Mark Patterson became CFO in fiscal 2026 after Cisco announced Scott Herren's retirement.

Who actually makes buying decisions at Cisco?

Buying decisions depend on whether the seller targets corporate IT, product engineering, security, cloud operations, supply chain, finance, sales, or the channel organization. Product and security vendors usually need technical executive sponsorship, architecture review, procurement approval, and a clear integration rationale.

How is Cisco organized as it scales?

Cisco operates as a large public technology company with product groups, customer experience, sales and partner channels, finance, legal, and regional go-to-market teams. The Splunk acquisition added another large software and observability operating surface, increasing both integration opportunities and internal complexity.

As of June 2026.Sources:Cisco executive bios Cisco leadership update

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