Srini Namineni
Chief Automation Officer, Cisco
Cisco•Los Altos, California, United States
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In my 30+ years in global enterprise technology, I’ve focused on driving innovation and measurable business transformation at-scale. During my time with Cisco, I’ve held multiple executive leadership roles and now serve as Cisco’s Chief Automation Officer, leading our Automation & AI Center. Our mission is to drive Cisco’s AI adoption and deliver measurable outcomes by focusing on: • Automating manual workflows with agentic AI platforms • Accelerating innovation through reusable AI assets • Managing risk with responsible AI principles I’m deeply passionate about using automation and AI to unlock new levels of efficiency, drive strategic growth, and redefine enterprise operations. Let’s connect and explore the future of business automation together.
Career Timeline
- CiscoCurrentOct 2018–Present· 8 yrs
- Chief Automation OfficerCurrentSep 2025–Present
- Senior Vice President, Growth OperationsMar 2024–Sep 2025
- Senior Vice President, Strategy, Planning & TransformationNov 2021–Feb 2024
- Vice President, Planning and Strategy2021–Nov 2021
- Vice President, CX Strategy, Partner & OperationsFeb 2020–2021
- Vice President, CX Global Business OperationsOct 2018–2020
- 2012–Oct 2018· 6 yrs 9 mos
- Vice President, Finance & StrategyJul 2015–Oct 2018
- Senior Director, Financial Planning and AnalysisMay 2013–Jun 2015
- Director, Finance & Strategy2012–Apr 2013
- Oct 2007–May 2008· 7 mos
- Strategy ConsultingOct 2007–May 2008
- Jul 2004–2012· 7 yrs 6 mos
- Program Director - Strategy & MarketingJul 2004–2012
- Dec 2000–Jun 2004· 3 yrs 6 mos
- Senior Manager, ProductDec 2000–Jun 2004
- 2000–Nov 2000· 10 mos
- Cofounder and Director of engineering2000–Nov 2000
- 1996–1999· 3 yrs
- Manager, IT Development1996–1999
Education
MBA
The Wharton School
M.S
Computer Science
Iowa State University
B.Tech
Computer Science
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University