Founded
1984
Employees
~90,000
Revenue
$54B (FY2024)
HQ
San Jose
Organisational Structure
Cisco organises around product portfolios (Networking, Security, Collaboration, Observability) supported by a single global sales organisation, one of the largest enterprise sales forces in tech. The Splunk acquisition added a substantial software org that anchors the observability and security push, shifting the company's centre of gravity from hardware toward recurring software revenue. Engineering consolidates under a single products organisation rather than per-division CTOs.
Senior Leadership Roles
These are the senior executive positions that form the top of the Cisco org chart. For executive search firms mapping this organisation, these roles represent the primary reporting line to the board.
Business Divisions
Cisco is organised into 6major divisions. Each division represents a distinct business area with its own leadership, strategy, and — in many cases — its own P&L.
Networking
Security
Collaboration (Webex)
Observability (Splunk)
Services & CX
Global Sales & Partners
Why Cisco's Org Chart Is Complex
For executive search firms and consultants mapping Cisco, understanding these structural complexities is essential for building an accurate org chart and identifying the right stakeholders.
Hardware-era sales structure now sells subscription software, straining incentive design
Splunk arrived as a full company with its own go-to-market to reconcile
Channel-partner model means much of the field org is indirect
Product consolidation cycles repeatedly merge and split the same business units
How to Map Cisco's Org Chart
Building a complete org chart for Cisco requires combining data from multiple sources: annual reports and proxy statements for the top-level structure, LinkedIn for middle-management layers, and industry knowledge to fill in the gaps.
Cisco's divisional structure means each division can be mapped as a separate org chart, then connected at the C-suite level. Start with one division and expand outward.
With OrgBrief, you can upload a CSV of known employees, map the available fields, review inferred reporting lines and export a structured chart. Confidence indicators show where the source needs a human check.
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