Executive Overview
I lead a team that ensures Cisco, our customers, and partners embed security, trust, data protection, and privacy into future strategies, solutions, and business models. My team uncovers and incubates future challenges and opportunities, conducting regular collaborations with customers, governments, and partners globally. We enable business growth and transformation by accelerating the use of trusted technology, secure development and implementation of resilient processes, policies, and culture. I am personally passionate about cybersecurity and always looking to learn and participate in discussions that push our industry collectively forward. Specialties: Security, trustworthy systems engineering, cryptography, system design, applied security, operational information security, business development, network forensics, large-scale data analysis, threat intelligence, hardware security, software security, secure development life-cycle, supply chain security, customer relationships, product development
Career Timeline
- Sep 2025–Present· 1 yr
- NC State College of Engineering Advisory BoardCurrentSep 2025–Present
- CiscoCurrentOct 2015–Present· 10 yrs 11 mos
- Senior Vice President, Chief Security and Trust OfficerCurrentFeb 2024–Present
- Senior Vice President, Chief Information Security OfficerApr 2023–Feb 2024
- Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer, CiscoFeb 2021–Oct 2025
- Vice President, Trust Strategy OfficerNov 2020–Feb 2026
- Officer, Trust StrategyOct 2015–Nov 2020
- 1999–May 2015· 16 yrs 4 mos
- Principal EngineerApr 2012–May 2015
- Manager, Technical MarketingMay 2007–Apr 2012
- Engineer, Technical MarketingMay 2004–May 2007
- Software Engineer1999–May 2004
- Sep 1997–Dec 1998· 1 yr 3 mos
- Graduate AssistantSep 1997–Dec 1998
Education
MS
Electrical Engineering
North Carolina State UniversityBS
Electrical Engineering
University of Alabama at Birmingham