Who is the Chief People, Policy and Purpose Officer of Cisco?

Francine Katsoudas is the Chief People, Policy and Purpose Officer of Cisco, as of August 2026. Executive vice president and chief people, policy and purpose officer, after about thirty years at the company. Francine reports to Chuck Robbins.

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Francine Katsoudas Chief People, Policy and Purpose Officer, Cisco Executive vice president and chief people, policy and purpose officer, after about thirty years at the company

Francine Katsoudas is executive vice president and chief people, policy and purpose officer of Cisco, an unusually broad remit that puts People and Communities, Social Impact and Sustainability, Government Affairs, the 3P Technology Office, Workplace Resources, Cisco Learning and the Digital Impact Office under one executive. She has spent about thirty years at the company and has led several of its large organisational transformations. She runs Country Digital Acceleration, the programme behind more than 1,600 digital transformation projects in over 50 countries, and she serves as executive country sponsor for Mexico, Poland, South Africa and India. A graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, she was named a CNBC Changemaker in 2026 and appears on the Forbes 50 Over 50 list. She sits on the board of ADP and chairs Global Citizen.

Reports toChuck Robbins
Contact••••@cisco.com (reveal in Sheets with Derrick)

Career history

  • Executive Vice President and Chief People, Policy and Purpose Officer, Cisco Systems, Inc.current
  • Chief People Officer, Cisco Systems, Inc.earlier tenure
  • Human resources leadership roles, Cisco Systems, Inc.about thirty years at the company

Other leaders at Cisco

  • CRChuck RobbinsChuck RobbinsChair and Chief Executive Officerdetails →
  • MPMark PattersonChief Financial Officerdetails →
  • JPJeetu PatelPresident and Chief Product Officerdetails →
  • LCLiz CentoniChief Customer Experience Officerdetails →
  • DSDev StahlkopfChief Legal Officerdetails →
  • TSThimaya SubaiyaExecutive Vice President, Operationsdetails →
  • OTOliver TuszikExecutive Vice President, Global Sales and Chief Sales Officerdetails →
  • CPCarrie PalinSenior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officerdetails →
  • AMAmmar MaraqaChief Strategy Officerdetails →
  • EDEyal DaganExecutive Vice President, Strategic Projectsdetails →
  • SCSteve ClaytonChief Communications Officerdetails →

FAQ

Who is Francine Katsoudas?
Francine Katsoudas is the Chief People, Policy and Purpose Officer of Cisco (as of August 2026). Executive vice president and chief people, policy and purpose officer, after about thirty years at the company. You can see their background and career history above.
What is Francine Katsoudas's background?
Francine Katsoudas is executive vice president and chief people, policy and purpose officer of Cisco, an unusually broad remit that puts People and Communities, Social Impact and Sustainability, Government Affairs, the 3P Technology Office, Workplace Resources, Cisco Learning and the Digital Impact Office under one executive. She has spent about thirty years at the company and has led several of its large organisational transformations. She runs Country Digital Acceleration, the programme behind more than 1,600 digital transformation projects in over 50 countries, and she serves as executive country sponsor for Mexico, Poland, South Africa and India. A graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, she was named a CNBC Changemaker in 2026 and appears on the Forbes 50 Over 50 list. She sits on the board of ADP and chairs Global Citizen.
How can I contact Francine Katsoudas at Cisco?
You can find and verify Francine Katsoudas's professional email and direct phone number with Derrick, straight from Google Sheets. Cisco's addresses generally follow the flast@cisco.com pattern, but that individual address is not verified here, so confirm it before reaching out.
Who does Francine Katsoudas report to?
Francine Katsoudas reports to Chuck Robbins. See the full org chart on the Cisco executives page.

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