Aruna Ravichandran is Cisco’s Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer for Webex Collaboration. As a leading change agent and authority on “the future of work,” she guides customers, partners, and global teams through workforce and technology transformations.
Bridging the roles of the CMO, CIO, and CXO, Aruna believes in the power of marketing as a revenue creator, a brand value accelerator, and enabler of human connection. She champions a people-first approach, shepherding leaders towards a more innovative, culture-conscious, and inclusive way of doing business.
Aruna’s SaaS marketing and enterprise technology experience spans more than two decades, including HP, Juniper, and CA Technologies. She’s authored two pioneering books on DevOps, contributes to Forbes.com, and serves on multiple corporate boards. She is a multi-award honoree, including: Top 100 Most Influential Women in Silicon Valley 2016, and the National Diversity Council’s 2016 Most Powerful and Influential Woman.
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