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The Cisco Mafia
218 people came through Cisco and went on to found or lead other companies.
Sujay JaswaCorporate DevelopmentFounded Superunlimited +2Russ d'SaEngineerFounded LiveKit +2Ed BaumVice President, Strategy, Planning + Bold InitiativesFounded Chai Vault +2Marty RoeschChief Architect, Security Business GroupFounded Sourcefire +1Don WilliamsVice President Central Core Engineering - USAFounded Foresite +1Sundeep AhujaEcommerce InternFounded Blissmo +1Ben GilbertTelepresence Exchange Test EngineerFounded Acquired +1Sunil MadhuChief Architect, Technical LeaderFounded Instnt +1Radu SpineanuCisco Certified Network AssociateFounded Humblerobotics +1Val AgostinoSr. Director, Head of Product and GrowthFounded Monarch +1Andrew KimAccenture @ CiscoFounded co.dev +1Cliff CroslandEngineering Technical LeadFounded CoinZoom +1Michael RoytmanDistinguished Engineer, Data ScienceFounded Dharma Platform +1Derek YeungPrincipal EngineerFounded Arrcus, Inc. +1Rishav JalanEngineering ManagerFounded Wrappup +1Gaurav GargProduct ManagerFounded Grabb-It +1Raj NairFounding Engineer @ Arrowpoint CommunicationsFounded Azuki Systems +1Kash ShaikhLeader, Market Development, Cisco Data Center Infrastructure SolutionsFounded Penguin Solutions +1Ayush ChordiaHead of Webex Assistant EngineeringFounded Wrappup +1John VigourouxDirector Business StrategyFounded Nex Cubed +1Tom BradyAmbassadorFounded Religion of Sports +1Seth SiegelManaging Partner, Head of North & South America Cisco Consulting ServicesFounded Audivi +1Manish JainBusiness Development ManagerFounded Shaadi +1Tal BakishHardware/VLSI team leaderFounded Elssway +1Rajat MishraSenior Vice President/GM, Customer ExperienceFounded PrezentAnshul SadanaSenior Engineering Manager, GSBUFounded NexthopAshok VermaPursuit LeaderFounded nCinga InnovationsAmy ChangEVP and GM, Exec Advisor (2018-2021)Founded AccompaniDug SongChief Strategy Officer, Cisco SecurityFounded Duo SecurityMohit LadSVP/GM Network AssuranceFounded ThousandEyesOmar TawakolVP CX Business Unit & GM Product Led Growth WebexFounded RembrandJoe EpsteinProduct Management Executive (Post-Acquisition Integration)Founded Meru NetworksAbdullah AltamamiCisco CapitalFounded HyperpayLiza GurtinMachine Learning Product ManagerFounded AccendAye MoahUser Interface DesignerFounded BaydinJoyeeta DasNetwork Consultant EngineerFounded Samudra OceansNader VasseghiGM / Senior DirectorFounded VistageAbilash MenonSenior Software Engineer 4Founded MaiaEdgeKarim ToubbaVice president - Product Management - SecurityFounded LastpassIgino CafieroProduct ManagerFounded Bear Flag RoboticsGlenn ChisholmService Provider Software EngineeringFounded ObsidianSultan MehrabiSoftware EngineerFounded Relay RoboticsRaj De DattaDirector, Product MarketingFounded Bloomreach, Inc.Shaun CooleyVP and CTO, IoT and IndustriesFounded MappedJose Abecasis SoaresDigital Marketing ConsultantFounded Bound4BlueDaniel FischerVenture Investments & Corporate DevelopmentFounded RILIAN TECHMartin RehakPrincipal Engineer/ R&D Site DirectorFounded Resistant AISwati ReichmuthSummer Intern, Mechanical EngineerFounded BrightinsightDov YoranSenior Director, Security Business GroupFounded Command ZeroTed BlosserAccount ExecutiveFounded WorkRampDaniel YanisseSoftware Engineer InternFounded CheckrJacob EitingInternFounded RevenueCatChetan RaneSoftware EngineerFounded OmniMahamad CharawiSenior Software EngineerFounded LaudspeakerJeremy LamSoftware Engineer InternFounded Venu AIJJ TangCollaboration SolutionsFounded RootlyNik PoturnakEnterprise Sales EngineerFounded idemeumSreehari Pulikkal SivadasanSoftware EngineerFounded StrideQNuha HashemInternFounded Cozmo AIDeboshree DuttaSenior Software EngineerFounded CriyaJamil Bou KheirSoftware EngineerFounded FirezoneNitesh ShroffInternshipFounded ArintraSam KeiruCloud Security Lead - Sub Saharan AfricaFounded Simplifyd SystemsJasmine SunguSenior Manager, Business Development Lead - Mobility & TelematicsFounded Olympian MotorsAlok NikhilSenior Software EngineerFounded OmnistratePadmanabhan (Paddy) KrishnamurthySoftware Engineer InternFounded EzDubsSumit MulchandaniSoftware Developer InternshipFounded ShortLoopPranjal DagaMachine Learning Product ManagerFounded AccendYuhong SunSoftware Engineer InternshipFounded OnyxDaniel VlasitsSoftware Engineer InternFounded Yoneda LabsRakshit BansalSoftware Development EngineerFounded xPayArjun MaheswaranSoftware EngineerFounded Rowboat LabsJawad IqbalCISCO InternFounded DelineateJosh SabolProgram Manager, Product OperationsFounded HealthKeyStef CrumTechnical Solutions Engineer InternFounded Reditus SpaceAbhi BalijepalliSoftware EngineerFounded CopyCat AIAram AghababyanTechnical LeadFounded AtlasGridChris FarestveitSoftware EngineerFounded RelawDmitry FatkhiSoftware EngineerFounded FastshotElvira DzhuraevaFull Stack Web DeveloperFounded FastshotLaith AltarabishiSoftware Engineer InternFounded Constellation SpaceMitch RadhuberSoftware EngineerFounded CorelayerJay MehtaData Science InternFounded StableBrowseShubham PalriwalaSoftware Engineer InternFounded Agnost AIDan BorokVP Solid State Systems GroupFounded Gadget SoftwareStephen SullivanProduct Manager / Business Development InternFounded BoostOpsAlistair ThomsonSoftware EngineerFounded LottielabKelvin CuiTechnical Sales EngineerFounded Peripheral LabsAjay MishraCorporate Business Development | Global Alliances | Group Product MgmtFounded Mobile IronAlfred HugerSenior Vice President & GM Cisco SecurityFounded Command ZeroDean De BeerProduct Line CTO for Advanced ThreatFounded Command ZeroKiran KamityVice President, Head of infrastructure operations, Cisco Security Business GroupFounded DeepfactorPradnesh PatilGroup Product ManagerFounded Altimate IncWill UppingtonInternet Business SolutionsFounded TrueraRafi KhardalianDirector, Cloud Software Engineering & Technical OperationsFounded ActualyzeAI, Inc.Navin R. ThadaniProduct Line ManagerFounded Evinced
Frequently asked questions
- What is the Cisco mafia?
- The Cisco mafia is the network of 218 people who came through Cisco and went on to found or lead other companies, including Superunlimited, LiveKit, Chai Vault, Sourcefire, Foresite.
- Who is in the Cisco mafia?
- Notable members include Sujay Jaswa (Superunlimited), Russ d'Sa (LiveKit), Ed Baum (Chai Vault), Marty Roesch (Sourcefire), Don Williams (Foresite), Sundeep Ahuja (Blissmo), Ben Gilbert (Acquired), Sunil Madhu (Instnt), among 218 tracked members.
- What companies did Cisco alumni found?
- Companies founded by Cisco alumni include Superunlimited, LiveKit, Chai Vault, Sourcefire, Foresite, Blissmo, Acquired, Instnt, Humblerobotics, Monarch.