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Carrie Palin is the Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of Cisco, as of August 2026. Senior vice president and chief marketing officer, and a member of the executive leadership team. Carrie reports to Chuck Robbins.

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Carrie Palin Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, Cisco Senior vice president and chief marketing officer, and a member of the executive leadership team

Carrie Palin is senior vice president and chief marketing officer of Cisco, responsible for regional field marketing, digital, partner marketing, corporate brand, sponsorships and global events. Under her tenure Interbrand ranked Cisco the number one pure business to business brand globally, and she led the redesign of cisco.com. She arrived from Splunk, where she was chief marketing officer and drove the 2019 brand repositioning, and before that she was chief marketing officer of SendGrid through its acquisition by Twilio, the first chief marketing officer of Box, vice president of marketing for the Cloud Data Services and Analytics division at IBM, and spent more than sixteen years at Dell in global go to market strategy and data center portfolio marketing. She holds a bachelor of science from Texas Christian University, sits on the boards of NetApp and DemandScience, and was named to the Forbes list of the world's most influential chief marketing officers in 2023 and 2024.

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

Career history

  • Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, Cisco Systems, Inc.current
  • Chief Marketing Officer, Splunkearlier career
  • Chief Marketing Officer, SendGridearlier career
  • Chief Marketing Officer, Box, Inc.earlier career
  • Vice President of Marketing, Cloud Data Services and Analytics, IBMearlier career

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 →
  • FKFrancine KatsoudasChief People, Policy and Purpose Officerdetails →
  • DSDev StahlkopfChief Legal Officerdetails →
  • TSThimaya SubaiyaExecutive Vice President, Operationsdetails →
  • OTOliver TuszikExecutive Vice President, Global Sales and Chief Sales Officerdetails →
  • AMAmmar MaraqaChief Strategy Officerdetails →
  • EDEyal DaganExecutive Vice President, Strategic Projectsdetails →
  • SCSteve ClaytonChief Communications Officerdetails →

FAQ

Who is Carrie Palin?
Carrie Palin is the Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of Cisco (as of August 2026). Senior vice president and chief marketing officer, and a member of the executive leadership team. You can see their background and career history above.
What is Carrie Palin's background?
Carrie Palin is senior vice president and chief marketing officer of Cisco, responsible for regional field marketing, digital, partner marketing, corporate brand, sponsorships and global events. Under her tenure Interbrand ranked Cisco the number one pure business to business brand globally, and she led the redesign of cisco.com. She arrived from Splunk, where she was chief marketing officer and drove the 2019 brand repositioning, and before that she was chief marketing officer of SendGrid through its acquisition by Twilio, the first chief marketing officer of Box, vice president of marketing for the Cloud Data Services and Analytics division at IBM, and spent more than sixteen years at Dell in global go to market strategy and data center portfolio marketing. She holds a bachelor of science from Texas Christian University, sits on the boards of NetApp and DemandScience, and was named to the Forbes list of the world's most influential chief marketing officers in 2023 and 2024.
How can I contact Carrie Palin at Cisco?
You can find and verify Carrie Palin'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 Carrie Palin report to?
Carrie Palin reports to Chuck Robbins. See the full org chart on the Cisco executives page.

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