The Cisco Mafia
69 people came through Cisco and went on to found or lead other companies.
Russ d'SaEngineerFounded Meetyu +2Val AgostinoDirector of ProductFounded Monarch +2Dug SongChief Strategy Officer, Cisco SecurityFounded Duo Security (Link +1Marty RoeschChief Architect, Security Business GroupFounded Sourcefire +1Aye MoahUser Interface DesignerFounded Baydin +1Sundeep AhujaEcommerce InternFounded Blissmo +1PankajDirector, M&A | Investments | StrategyFounded AI21 LabsRajat MishraSenior Vice President/GM, Customer ExperienceFounded PrezentAnshul SadanaSenior Engineering Manager, GSBUFounded NexthopAshok VermaPursuit LeaderFounded nCinga InnovationsAmy ChangEVP and GM, Exec Advisor (2018-2021)Founded AccompanyMohit LadSVP/GM Network AssuranceFounded ThousandEyesOmar TawakolVP CX Business Unit & GM Product Led Growth WebexFounded RembrandDon WilliamsVice President Service Provider Engineering - IndiaFounded MayaDataAbilash MenonSenior Software Engineer 3Founded MaiaEdgeKarim ToubbaVice president - Product Management - SecurityFounded LastpassIgino CafieroProduct ManagerFounded Bear Flag RoboticsGlenn ChisholmService Provider Software EngineeringFounded ObsidianSultan MehrabiSoftware EngineerFounded Relay RoboticsSujay JaswaCorporate DevelopmentFounded DropboxRaj De DattaDirector, Product MarketingFounded BloomReachJose Maria Abecasis SoaresDigital Marketing ConsultantFounded Bound4BlueBen GilbertTelepresence Exchange Test EngineerFounded Pioneer Square LabsJoyeeta DasNetwork Consultant EngineerFounded Samudra OceansDaniel FischerVenture Investments & Corporate DevelopmentFounded RILIAN TECHDov YoranSenior Director, Security Business GroupFounded Command ZeroTed BlosserAccount ExecutiveFounded WorkRampRadu SpineanuCisco Certified Network AssociateFounded Two TapDaniel YanisseSoftware Engineer InternFounded CheckrJacob EitingInternFounded RevenueCatChetan RaneSoftware EngineerFounded OmniJeremy LamSoftware Engineer InternFounded Venu AIJJ TangCollaboration SolutionsFounded RootlyNik PoturnakSenior Product ManagerFounded idemeumSreehari Pulikkal SivadasanSoftware EngineerFounded StrideQNuha HashemInternFounded Cozmo AIVishal JainSoftware Engineer InternshipFounded Iron LeapDeboshree DuttaSenior Software EngineerFounded CriyaJamil Bou KheirPenetration Test Lab AdminFounded FirezoneNitesh Shroff, PhDInternshipFounded ArintraSam KeiruCyber Security Specialist / Technical Solutions ArchitectFounded Simplifyd SystemsJasmine SunguSenior Manager, Business Development Lead - Mobility & TelematicsFounded Olympian MotorsAlok NikhilSenior Software EngineerFounded OmnistrateAndrew KimAccenture @ CiscoFounded co.devPadmanabhan (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 CopyCatAram AghababyanTechnical LeadFounded AtlasGridChris FarestveitSoftware EngineerFounded RelawDmitry FatkhiSoftware EngineerFounded FastshotElvira DzhuraevaTechnical Product Manager AI/MLFounded FastshotLaith AltarabishiSoftware Engineer InternFounded Constellation SpaceMitch RadhuberSoftware EngineerFounded CorelayerJay MehtaData Science InternFounded StableBrowseShubham PalriwalaSoftware Engineer InternFounded Agnost AIDan BorokVP Solid State Systems GroupFounded Gadget SoftwareAlistair 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 Zero
Frequently asked questions
- What is the Cisco mafia?
- The Cisco mafia is the network of 69 people who came through Cisco and went on to found or lead other companies, including Meetyu, Monarch, Duo Security (Link, Sourcefire, Baydin.
- Who is in the Cisco mafia?
- Notable members include Russ d'Sa (Meetyu), Val Agostino (Monarch), Dug Song (Duo Security (Link), Marty Roesch (Sourcefire), Aye Moah (Baydin), Sundeep Ahuja (Blissmo), Pankaj (AI21 Labs), Rajat Mishra (Prezent), among 69 tracked members.
- What companies did Cisco alumni found?
- Companies founded by Cisco alumni include Meetyu, Monarch, Duo Security (Link, Sourcefire, Baydin, Blissmo, AI21 Labs, Prezent, Nexthop, nCinga Innovations.