The Cisco Mafia
166 people came through Cisco and went on to found or lead other companies.
Sujay JaswaCorporate DevelopmentFounded Superunlimited +2Russ d'SaEngineerFounded Meetyu +2Val AgostinoSr. Director, Head of Product and GrowthFounded Monarch +2Marc AustinHead of Automation Strategy and Growth for Cisco Internet for the FutureFounded Hedgehog +2Dug SongGeneral Manager, Zero Trust & Duo SecurityFounded Duo Security (Link +1Aye MoahUser Interface DesignerFounded Baydin +1Don WilliamsVice President Central Core Engineering - USAFounded Foresite +1Sundeep AhujaEcommerce InternFounded Blissmo +1Ben GilbertTelepresence Exchange Test EngineerFounded Acquired +1Sunil MadhuChief Architect, Technical LeaderFounded Instnt +1Daniel YanisseSoftware Engineer InternFounded Checkr Group +1JJ TangCollaboration SolutionsFounded Rootly +1Laith AltarabishiSoftware Engineer InternFounded Constellationspace +1Cliff CroslandEngineering Technical LeadFounded CoinZoom +1Michael RoytmanDistinguished Engineer, Data ScienceFounded Dharma Platform +1Derek YeungTechnical LeadFounded Arrcus, Inc. +1Piyush ChitkaraNetwork Consulting Engineer - NMS (VoWifi Project)Founded Accacia +1Rishav JalanDirector, Engineering - Vidcast & VoiceaFounded Wrappup +1Marty KaganProgram Manager, NetAidFounded Hydrolix +1Ayush ChordiaHead of Webex Assistant EngineeringFounded Wrappup +1Tom BradyAmbassadorFounded Religion of Sports +1Atindriyo SanyalSenior Director of EngineeringFounded Galileo +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 AccompaniMohit LadSVP/GM Network AssuranceFounded ThousandEyesOmar TawakolVP CX Business Unit & GM Product Led Growth WebexFounded RembrandLiza GurtinMachine Learning Product ManagerFounded AccendNader VasseghiGM / Senior DirectorFounded VistageAbilash MenonSenior Software Engineer 3Founded 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 BloomReachShaun CooleyVP and CTO, IoT and IndustriesFounded MappedJose Maria Abecasis SoaresDigital Marketing ConsultantFounded Bound4BlueJoyeeta DasNetwork Consultant EngineerFounded Samudra OceansMartin RehakPrincipal Engineer/ R&D Site DirectorFounded Resistant AIDov YoranSenior Director, Security Business GroupFounded Command ZeroTed BlosserAccount ExecutiveFounded WorkRampRadu SpineanuCisco Certified Network AssociateFounded Two TapJacob EitingInternFounded RevenueCatChetan RaneSoftware EngineerFounded OmniMahamad CharawiSenior Software EngineerFounded LaudspeakerJeremy LamTelePresence Software Engineer InternFounded Venu AINik PoturnakSenior Product ManagerFounded idemeumSreehari Pulikkal SivadasanSoftware EngineerFounded StrideQNuha HashemInternFounded Cozmo AIVishal JainSoftware Engineer InternshipFounded Iron LeapDeboshree DuttaSenior Software EngineerFounded CriyaJamil Bou KheirSoftware EngineerFounded FirezoneNitesh Shroff, PhDInternshipFounded ArintraSam KeiruCloud Security Lead - Sub Saharan AfricaFounded 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 InternFounded 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 DzhuraevaSoftware EngineerFounded FastshotMitch RadhuberSoftware EngineerFounded CorelayerJay MehtaData Science InternFounded StableBrowseShubham PalriwalaSoftware Engineer InternFounded Agnost AIDan BorokVP Solid State Systems GroupFounded Gadget SoftwareStephen SullivanProduct Manager, MobileFounded 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, Cisco SecurityFounded DeepfactorPradnesh PatilGroup Product ManagerFounded Altimate IncWill UppingtonInternet Business SolutionsFounded TrueraRafi KhardalianSenior Director, Cloud & Infrastructure EngineeringFounded ActualyzeAI, Inc.Navin R. ThadaniProduct Line ManagerFounded EvincedJeff KahnQA EngineerFounded Rise ScienceSachin ThakkarSoftware EngineerFounded Highway9Sam LiangSenior Software EngineerFounded otter aiJoe OttoDirector, Service ProvidersFounded AstronomerAlexSr. Director, Cloud Security ProductsFounded YeshIDSudha ValluruArchitect, ManagerFounded Nace AIPeter SoungUnified Communications Software EngineerFounded Sprout Social
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Frequently asked questions
- What is the Cisco mafia?
- The Cisco mafia is the network of 166 people who came through Cisco and went on to found or lead other companies, including Superunlimited, Meetyu, Monarch, Hedgehog, Duo Security (Link.
- Who is in the Cisco mafia?
- Notable members include Sujay Jaswa (Superunlimited), Russ d'Sa (Meetyu), Val Agostino (Monarch), Marc Austin (Hedgehog), Dug Song (Duo Security (Link), Aye Moah (Baydin), Don Williams (Foresite), Sundeep Ahuja (Blissmo), among 166 tracked members.
- What companies did Cisco alumni found?
- Companies founded by Cisco alumni include Superunlimited, Meetyu, Monarch, Hedgehog, Duo Security (Link, Baydin, Foresite, Blissmo, Acquired, Instnt.