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Cisco Systems, Inc. is a leading global technology company focused on designing, producing, and marketing Internet Protocol (IP)-based networking equipment, software, and ...
C-Suite Executives
(0)The C-suite executives form a cohesive leadership team driving the company's financial strategy and innovation.
Key Team Members
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Founder / CEO
1
C-Level
14
VP
3
Board
0
Director / Board
4
Other
0
Key Executives
| Name | Title | Compensation | Gender | Year Born | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles H. Robbins | Chairman & Chief Executive Officer | USD 6,968,061 | 1966 | Active | |
| Jeetendra I. Patel | President & Chief Product Officer | USD 2,945,368 | 1972 | Active | |
| Thimaya Subaiya | Executive Vice President of Operations | USD 2,626,614 | 1979 | Active | |
| Deborah L. Stahlkopf | Executive Vice President & Chief Legal Officer | USD 2,525,966 | 1971 | Active | |
| Mark Patterson | Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer | USD 1,911,227 | 1970 | Active | |
| Darrel Stickler | Global Environmental Sustainability Lead | — | — | — | Active |
| Ahmed Sami Badri | Head of Investor Relations & Strategic Finance | — | — | Active | |
| Andrew Ashton | Senior Vice President of Corporate Finance | — | — | Active | |
| Derek Idemoto | Senior Vice President of Corporate Development & Cisco Investments | — | — | Active | |
| Nichlas A. Fink | Senior VP, Corporate Controller & Chief Accounting Officer | — | 1980 | Active | |
| Steve Clayton | Senior Vice President & Chief Communications Officer | — | — | Active | |
| Brian Tippens | SVP and Chief Social Impact & Inclusion Officer | — | — | Active | |
| Christian Bigsby | Senior Vice President of Workplace Resources | — | — | Active | |
| Jeremy Foster | Senior VP & GM of Cisco Compute | — | — | Active | |
| Muninder Singh Sambi | Vice President of Product Management - Enterprise Routing/SDWAN and Switching | — | — | Active | |
| Olaf Krahmer | VP of Global Service Provider and VP of Enterprise & Architectures | — | — | Active | |
| Oliver Tuszik | Executive VP of Global Sales & Chief Sales Officer | — | 1969 | Active | |
| Jamey Heary | Chief Security Architect | — | — | — | Active |
| Emily Hunt | Investor Relations Manager | — | — | Active | |
| Kristen Nichols | Senior Vice President of Business & Product Operations | — | — | Active | |
| Marilyn Mora | Director of Global Investor Relations | — | — | Active | |
| Victoria Wong | Senior Vice President & Chief Accounting Officer | — | 1968 | Active |
Executive Compensation
(deduped by latest filing date per person-year)| Filing Date | Year | Name | Position | Level | Salary | Bonus | Stock Award | Option Award | Incentive | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-28 | 2025 | Charles H. Robbins Chair and | Chief Chief Executive Officer | Founder / CEO | $1.39M | $0 | $87.14M | $0 | $5.12M | $460.64K | $52.84M |
| 2025-10-28 | 2025 | Gary Steele | Former Former President President, Go-to-Market | C-Level | $792.31K | $5.00M | $53.33M | $0 | $0 | $6.54M | $32.83M |
| 2025-10-28 | 2025 | Jeetu Patel | President President and Chief Chief Product Officer | C-Level | $859.18K | $0 | $45.24M | $0 | $1.95M | $138.59K | $25.69M |
| 2025-10-28 | 2025 | R. Scott Herren | Former Former Executive Vice Vice President President and Chief Chief Financial Officer | C-Level | $896.88K | $0 | $40.46M | $0 | $2.03M | $145.90K | $24.29M |
| 2025-10-28 | 2025 | Dev Stahlkopf Executive | Vice Vice President President and Chief Chief Legal Officer | C-Level | $732.88K | $0 | $26.06M | $0 | $1.66M | $132.69K | $15.83M |
| 2025-10-28 | 2025 | Thimaya Subaiya Executive | Vice Vice President President, Operations | C-Level | $761.73K | $0 | $26.36M | $0 | $1.73M | $138.77K | $14.74M |
| 2025-10-28 | 2024 | Charles H. Robbins Chair and | Chief Chief Executive Officer | Founder / CEO | $1.39M | $0 | $75.22M | $0 | $2.36M | $82.43K | $39.20M |
| 2024-10-18 | 2024 | Maria Martinez | Former Former Executive Vice Vice President President and Chief Chief Operating Officer | C-Level | $711.86K | $0 | $32.33M | $0 | $0 | $2.96M | $36.00M |
| 2024-10-18 | 2024 | Jeff Sharritts | Former Former Executive Vice Vice President President and Chief Chief Customer and Partner Officer | C-Level | $786.46K | $0 | $24.39M | $0 | $0 | $2.69M | $27.87M |
| 2025-10-28 | 2024 | R. Scott Herren | Former Former Executive Vice Vice President President and Chief Chief Financial Officer | C-Level | $891.24K | $0 | $35.70M | $0 | $929.76K | $90.23K | $18.85M |
| 2024-10-18 | 2024 | R. Scott Herren Executive | Vice Vice President President and Chief Chief Financial Officer | C-Level | $891.24K | $0 | $16.94M | $0 | $929.76K | $90.23K | $18.85M |
| 2025-10-28 | 2024 | Dev Stahlkopf Executive | Vice Vice President President and Chief Chief Legal Officer | C-Level | $728.27K | $0 | $23.20M | $0 | $759.75K | $66.96K | $12.50M |
| 2025-10-28 | 2024 | Thimaya Subaiya Executive | Vice Vice President President, Operations | C-Level | $668.48K | $0 | $9.16M | $0 | $548.54K | $15.53K | $5.20M |
| 2025-10-28 | 2024 | Gary Steele | Former Former President President, Go-to-Market | C-Level | $349.23K | $291.78K | $862.13K | $0 | $115.27K | $105.85K | $862.13K |
| 2025-10-28 | 2023 | Charles H. Robbins Chair and | Chief Chief Executive Officer | Founder / CEO | $1.39M | $0 | $62.84M | $0 | $6.27M | $78.05K | $31.84M |
| 2025-10-28 | 2023 | R. Scott Herren | Former Former Executive Vice Vice President President and Chief Chief Financial Officer | C-Level | $869.23K | $0 | $33.22M | $0 | $2.41M | $66.42K | $17.55M |
| 2024-10-18 | 2023 | R. Scott Herren Executive | Vice Vice President President and Chief Chief Financial Officer | C-Level | $869.23K | $0 | $14.20M | $0 | $2.41M | $66.42K | $17.55M |
| 2024-10-18 | 2023 | Maria Martinez | Former Former Executive Vice Vice President President and Chief Chief Operating Officer | C-Level | $869.23K | $0 | $11.81M | $0 | $2.41M | $13.94K | $15.10M |
| 2023-10-17 | 2023 | Maria Martinez Executive | Vice Vice President President and Chief Chief Operating Officer | C-Level | $869.23K | $0 | $11.81M | $0 | $2.41M | $13.94K | $15.10M |
| 2024-10-18 | 2023 | Jeff Sharritts | Former Former Executive Vice Vice President President and Chief Chief Customer and Partner Officer | C-Level | $800.00K | $0 | $8.38M | $0 | $2.22M | $15.53K | $11.41M |
| 2023-10-17 | 2023 | Jeff Sharritts Executive | Vice Vice President President and Chief Chief Customer and Partner Officer | C-Level | $800.00K | $0 | $8.38M | $0 | $2.22M | $15.53K | $11.41M |
| 2025-10-28 | 2023 | Dev Stahlkopf Executive | Vice Vice President President and Chief Chief Legal Officer | C-Level | $705.77K | $0 | $20.08M | $0 | $1.96M | $15.53K | $10.24M |
| 2024-10-18 | 2022 | Charles H. Robbins Chair and | Chief Chief Executive Officer | Founder / CEO | $1.39M | $0 | $24.87M | $0 | $2.94M | $85.59K | $29.28M |
| 2024-10-18 | 2022 | R. Scott Herren Executive | Vice Vice President President and Chief Chief Financial Officer | C-Level | $838.46K | $0 | $12.46M | $0 | $1.09M | $220.98K | $14.61M |
| 2024-10-18 | 2022 | Dev Stahlkopf Executive | Vice Vice President President and Chief Chief Legal Officer | C-Level | $675.00K | $2.20M | $9.51M | $0 | $876.70K | $19.68K | $13.28M |
| 2022-10-18 | 2022 | Gerri Elliott | Former Former Executive Vice Vice President President and Chief Chief Customer and Partner Officer | C-Level | $743.75K | $0 | $11.21M | $0 | $924.13K | $55.67K | $12.94M |
| 2024-10-18 | 2022 | Maria Martinez | Former Former Executive Vice Vice President President and Chief Chief Operating Officer | C-Level | $838.46K | $0 | $10.60M | $0 | $1.09M | $17.16K | $12.55M |
| 2023-10-17 | 2022 | Maria Martinez Executive | Vice Vice President President and Chief Chief Operating Officer | C-Level | $838.46K | $0 | $10.60M | $0 | $1.09M | $17.16K | $12.55M |
| 2024-10-18 | 2022 | Jeff Sharritts | Former Former Executive Vice Vice President President and Chief Chief Customer and Partner Officer | C-Level | $625.48K | $0 | $5.93M | $0 | $657.65K | $29.64K | $7.25M |
| 2023-10-17 | 2022 | Jeff Sharritts Executive | Vice Vice President President and Chief Chief Customer and Partner Officer | C-Level | $625.48K | $0 | $5.93M | $0 | $657.65K | $29.64K | $7.25M |
| 2023-10-17 | 2021 | Charles H. Robbins Chair and | Chief Chief Executive Officer | Founder / CEO | $1.42M | $0 | $19.42M | $0 | $4.50M | $118.35K | $25.45M |
| 2023-10-17 | 2021 | R. Scott Herren Executive | Vice Vice President President and Chief Chief Financial Officer | C-Level | $495.38K | $8.00M | $10.31M | $0 | $962.19K | $101.53K | $19.87M |
| 2022-10-18 | 2021 | Gerri Elliott | Former Former Executive Vice Vice President President and Chief Chief Customer and Partner Officer | C-Level | $840.87K | $0 | $9.86M | $0 | $1.64M | $69.14K | $12.41M |
| 2021-10-25 | 2021 | Gerri Elliott Executive | Vice Vice President President and Chief Chief Customer and Partner Officer | C-Level | $840.87K | $0 | $9.86M | $0 | $1.64M | $69.14K | $12.41M |
| 2023-10-17 | 2021 | Maria Martinez Executive | Vice Vice President President and Chief Chief Operating Officer | C-Level | $761.54K | $0 | $9.55M | $0 | $1.49M | $22.95K | $11.82M |
| 2021-10-25 | 2021 | Irving Tan | Former Former Executive Vice Vice President President and Chief Chief of Operations | C-Level | $572.76K | $0 | $7.20M | $0 | $978.22K | $651.86K | $9.40M |
| 2021-10-25 | 2021 | Mark Chandler | Former Former Executive Vice Vice President President, Chief Chief Legal Officer and Chief Chief Compliance Officer | C-Level | $620.86K | $0 | $5.03M | $0 | $0 | $113.81K | $5.76M |
| 2021-10-25 | 2021 | Kelly A. Kramer | Former Former Executive Vice Vice President President and Chief Chief Financial Officer | C-Level | $417.12K | $0 | $2.11M | $0 | $0 | $3.32K | $2.53M |
| 2022-10-18 | 2020 | Charles H. Robbins Chair and | Chief Chief Executive Officer | Founder / CEO | $1.39M | $0 | $19.22M | $0 | $2.47M | $94.84K | $23.17M |
| 2020-10-21 | 2020 | Charles H. Robbins Chairman and | Chief Chief Executive Officer | Founder / CEO | $1.39M | $0 | $19.22M | $0 | $2.47M | $86.59K | $23.16M |
| 2021-10-25 | 2020 | Kelly A. Kramer | Former Former Executive Vice Vice President President and Chief Chief Financial Officer | C-Level | $850.00K | $0 | $10.19M | $0 | $916.64K | $67.50K | $12.02M |
| 2020-10-21 | 2020 | Kelly A. Kramer Executive | Vice Vice President President and Chief Chief Financial Officer | C-Level | $850.00K | $0 | $10.19M | $0 | $916.64K | $67.50K | $12.02M |
| 2020-10-21 | 2020 | David Goeckeler | Former Former Executive Vice Vice President President and General General Manager, Networking and Security Business | C-Level | $618.04K | $0 | $9.99M | $0 | $0 | $12.82K | $10.62M |
| 2022-10-18 | 2020 | Gerri Elliott | Former Former Executive Vice Vice President President and Chief Chief Customer and Partner Officer | C-Level | $825.00K | $0 | $8.27M | $0 | $902.88K | $11.67K | $10.01M |
| 2021-10-25 | 2020 | Gerri Elliott Executive | Vice Vice President President and Chief Chief Customer and Partner Officer | C-Level | $825.00K | $0 | $8.27M | $0 | $902.88K | $11.67K | $10.01M |
| 2022-10-18 | 2020 | Maria Martinez Executive | Vice Vice President President and Chief Chief Operating Officer | C-Level | $700.00K | $0 | $6.81M | $0 | $754.88K | $19.51K | $8.28M |
| 2021-10-25 | 2020 | Irving Tan | Former Former Executive Vice Vice President President and Chief Chief of Operations | C-Level | $625.00K | $0 | $6.34M | $0 | $664.00K | $47.83K | $7.68M |
| 2020-10-21 | 2020 | Irving Tan Executive | Vice Vice President President and Chief Chief of Operations | C-Level | $625.00K | $0 | $6.34M | $0 | $664.00K | $47.70K | $7.68M |
| 2021-10-25 | 2019 | Charles H. Robbins Chair and | Chief Chief Executive Officer | Founder / CEO | $1.32M | $0 | $18.58M | $0 | $5.80M | $135.31K | $25.83M |
| 2020-10-21 | 2019 | Charles H. Robbins Chairman and | Chief Chief Executive Officer | Founder / CEO | $1.32M | $0 | $18.58M | $0 | $5.80M | $132.72K | $25.83M |
| 2021-10-25 | 2019 | Maria Martinez Executive | Vice Vice President President and Chief Chief Operating Officer | C-Level | $675.00K | $6.50M | $6.16M | $0 | $1.57M | $70.63K | $14.98M |
| 2021-10-25 | 2019 | Kelly A. Kramer | Former Former Executive Vice Vice President President and Chief Chief Financial Officer | C-Level | $850.00K | $0 | $10.61M | $0 | $2.11M | $67.50K | $13.63M |
| 2020-10-21 | 2019 | Kelly A. Kramer Executive | Vice Vice President President and Chief Chief Financial Officer | C-Level | $850.00K | $0 | $10.61M | $0 | $2.11M | $67.50K | $13.63M |
| 2021-10-25 | 2019 | Gerri Elliott Executive | Vice Vice President President and Chief Chief Customer and Partner Officer | C-Level | $750.00K | $4.00M | $6.16M | $0 | $1.97M | $58.00K | $12.94M |
| 2020-10-21 | 2019 | David Goeckeler | Former Former Executive Vice Vice President President and General General Manager, Networking and Security Business | C-Level | $825.00K | $0 | $9.37M | $0 | $2.04M | $84.97K | $12.33M |
| 2019-10-22 | 2019 | David Goeckeler Executive | Vice Vice President President and General General Manager, Networking and Security Business | C-Level | $825.00K | $0 | $9.37M | $0 | $2.04M | $84.97K | $12.33M |
| 2020-10-21 | 2018 | Charles H. Robbins Chairman and | Chief Chief Executive Officer | Founder / CEO | $1.23M | $0 | $14.94M | $0 | $4.99M | $121.73K | $21.28M |
| 2020-10-21 | 2018 | Maria Martinez Executive | Vice Vice President President and Chief Chief Customer Experience Officer | C-Level | $194.71K | $6.50M | $12.00M | $0 | $400.57K | $246.55K | $19.34M |
| 2020-10-21 | 2018 | Gerri Elliott Executive | Vice Vice President President and Chief Chief Sales and Marketing Officer | C-Level | $187.50K | $6.00M | $10.00M | $0 | $385.94K | $273.37K | $16.85M |
| 2020-10-21 | 2018 | Kelly A. Kramer Executive | Vice Vice President President and Chief Chief Financial Officer | C-Level | $763.75K | $0 | $8.75M | $0 | $1.86M | $91.00K | $11.46M |
| 2020-10-21 | 2018 | David Goeckeler | Former Former Executive Vice Vice President President and General General Manager, Networking and Security Business | C-Level | $748.08K | $0 | $8.46M | $0 | $1.82M | $53.82K | $11.08M |
| 2019-10-22 | 2017 | Charles H. Robbins Chairman and | Chief Chief Executive Officer | Founder / CEO | $1.19M | $0 | $12.87M | $0 | $2.53M | $160.61K | $16.75M |
| 2019-10-22 | 2017 | Kelly A. Kramer Executive | Vice Vice President President and Chief Chief Financial Officer | C-Level | $735.00K | $0 | $7.08M | $0 | $940.65K | $43.99K | $8.80M |
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