Newsroom Authors

Dr. Gerald Auger has spent 20 years in cybersecurity and the last five building Simply Cyber, where his daily threat briefings, practical training courses, and community-first approach have helped thousands of professionals navigate their security careers.

Claire is a current student at the University of Texas at Austin, double-majoring in Finance and Plan II Honors.

VP, Sales - Architecture & Digital Transformation, Italy

Julie Allen makes tech make sense.

Tamera is a Strategic Communication major at Morgan State University, Class of 2025

Alexis Raymond has more than 12 years of experience crafting communications about Cisco’s environmental, social impact, and digital skills building efforts.

Kevin Delaney brings decades of journalism experience to The Network. At The New York Times, he was an editor and columnist for the International Weekly edition.

Based in Spain, journalist Jason Deign investigates on some of the biggest themes facing society, from the energy transition to the impact of digital technologies.

Mary Gorges works in executive communications and is a former print and TV journalist.

Eric S. Rabkin is Professor of Writing and Rhetoric and Associate Provost for Online Education at Stony Brook University.

Anne Field has covered entrepreneurship and small business for the New York Times and Bloomberg BusinessWeek.

David Rogers teaches brands, marketing and digital strategy at Columbia Business School.

Elizabeth Corcoran covers education and technology. She was the Silicon Valley bureau chief at Forbes.

John Earnhardt was the Director of Social Media Communications at Cisco.

Chintan Patel is the Chief Technology Officer of Cisco UK & Ireland

Blake Snow writes epic stories for fancy publications and Fortune 500 companies.

Stephanie Ellen Chan is the Editorial and Video Producer at Cisco. She has a passion for writing about the intersection of culture, media, art, and technology.

Gordon Thomson leads the EMEAR Architecture and Sales Specialists organization. His greatest passion is engaging closely with customers, partners and sales teams, and demonstrating how technology can navigate all of the new challenges and opportunities ahead.

Scott Gurvey was the New York bureau chief of the Nightly Business Report on PBS.

Amy Cortese is an award-winning journalist and the author of Locavesting (Wiley, 2011)

Laurence Cruz is a freelance writer based in Los Angeles.

Kristi Essick has covered technology for the Wall Street Journal and The Industry Standard.

Liza Meak is a Manager of Social Media Communications at Cisco. She writes and produces content for The Network, Cisco's technology news site.

Wendy Tanaka is a former editor at The Network and technology editor at Forbes.

Lee Gomes has spent nearly two decades writing about technology, much of the time for the Wall Street Journal.

Eric Chu is the Social and Digital Content Manager for Cisco Global Communications.

Matt Bokor is a freelance writer living in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

Julie Pitta was a senior editor at Forbes Magazine covering the high-tech and biotech industries.

Karen Crocker Snell is an award winning content producer and The Network's Digital Content Lead.

Louisa Houghton is editor in chief of the Cisco Newsroom.

Melissa Jun Rowley is an award-winning journalist, on-air host, and content strategist with a passion for all things tied to social innovation.

Joie Healy, Senior Manager of Social Media Communications, is an award winning broadcast journalist who worked at NBC for 15 years prior to Cisco.

Steve Wildstrom was a veteran technology journalist who wrote the Technology & You column at BusinessWeek.

Sophia Lin is a Social Media Strategist for Cisco Global