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Brian Tippens
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Follow @Brian Tippens is Senior Vice President and Chief Social Impact & Sustainability Officer at Cisco. In this role, Brian leads the company’s integrated social impact and sustainability work, overseeing crisis response, accessibility, employee community impact, environmental sustainability, inclusion, and the Cisco Foundation to advance Cisco’s purpose to Power an Inclusive Future for All. He helps drive long-term value for Cisco, its stakeholders, and communities around the world by connecting social impact, resilience, and sustainability across the business.
Brian is a sought-after speaker and thought leader in global social impact and sustainability. He is a World Economic Forum (WEF) Contributor, a proud member of the Executive Leadership Council (ELC), and has served as a director or advisor to several organizations including Operation HOPE, the Hispanic IT Executive Council (HITEC), Corporate Eco Forum (CEF), the National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering (NACME), the Cisco Foundation Board of Trustees, and the UN Global Compact Network USA, the American chapter of the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative.
Brian’s career spans more than 30 years of leadership in the IT industry. Prior to joining Cisco, he served as Chief Sustainability Officer at Hewlett Packard Enterprise and President of the HPE Foundation, where he led the company’s sustainability strategy and social impact initiatives. He previously spent five years as HP/HPE’s Chief Diversity Officer, reporting to the Chief People Officer. He was also a member of HPE’s Political Action Committee (PAC) and AI Ethics boards. Prior to joining HP in 2000, Brian spent three years at Intel Corporation providing legal support for the manufacturing and IT organizations.
Brian is a purpose-driven leader committed to advancing opportunity, resilience, and responsible business practices to address the world’s most pressing challenges. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Information Systems Management from the University of San Francisco and a Juris Doctor from the University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law. Brian and his wife live in Houston and are the parents of three adult children.
May 2026
Brian Tippens is Senior Vice President and Chief Social Impact & Sustainability Officer at Cisco. In this role, Brian leads the company’s integrated social impact and sustainability work, overseeing crisis response, accessibility, employee community impact, environmental sustainability, inclusion, and the Cisco Foundation to advance Cisco’s purpose to Power an Inclusive Future for All. He helps drive long-term value for Cisco, its stakeholders, and communities around the world by connecting social impact, resilience, and sustainability across the business.
Brian is a sought-after speaker and thought leader in global social impact and sustainability. He is a World Economic Forum (WEF) Contributor, a proud member of the Executive Leadership Council (ELC), and has served as a director or advisor to several organizations including Operation HOPE, the Hispanic IT Executive Council (HITEC), Corporate Eco Forum (CEF), the National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering (NACME), the Cisco Foundation Board of Trustees, and the UN Global Compact Network USA, the American chapter of the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative.
Brian’s career spans more than 30 years of leadership in the IT industry. Prior to joining Cisco, he served as Chief Sustainability Officer at Hewlett Packard Enterprise and President of the HPE Foundation, where he led the company’s sustainability strategy and social impact initiatives. He previously spent five years as HP/HPE’s Chief Diversity Officer, reporting to the Chief People Officer. He was also a member of HPE’s Political Action Committee (PAC) and AI Ethics boards. Prior to joining HP in 2000, Brian spent three years at Intel Corporation providing legal support for the manufacturing and IT organizations.
Brian is a purpose-driven leader committed to advancing opportunity, resilience, and responsible business practices to address the world’s most pressing challenges. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Information Systems Management from the University of San Francisco and a Juris Doctor from the University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law. Brian and his wife live in Houston and are the parents of three adult children.
May 2026