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Erik Ludvigson
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Erik Ludvigson is Cisco’s Senior Vice President of Hyperscale and Neocloud Sales, where he leads the company's global relationships with the world's most influential AI and Cloud companies—including Microsoft, Amazon, Google, Meta, and Oracle —alongside the emerging neocloud and AI infrastructure providers reshaping the industry.
Under Erik's leadership, Cisco's Hyperscale and Neocloud business has become one of the company's most strategic growth engines, delivering record performance and powering the AI infrastructure buildout transforming global compute. He brings the strategic clarity, technical depth, and operational discipline this fast-moving environment demands—balancing today's challenges with tomorrow's opportunities for growth, innovation, and partnership.
A 25-year Cisco veteran, Erik has spent two decades building and shaping the company's Web and Hyperscale businesses. As a founding member of Cisco's Web sales vertical, he helped define Cisco's approach to hyperscale data center design, backbone architecture, cloud solutions, and strategic partnerships. His engineering background and deep expertise in cloud computing and custom system design bring distinctive value to conversations with leaders across the hyperscale and AI ecosystem. He partners closely with senior executives across Engineering, Product Management, Supply Chain, Finance, Legal, and Partner organizations to unify strategy and meet demand in today's rapidly evolving AI landscape.
At the heart of Erik's leadership is a simple conviction: people make the business possible. He is committed to building diverse, high-performing teams grounded in a healthy, ethical culture. "Our culture is our people" is a principle that shapes how he shows up every day.
Outside of Cisco, Erik is passionate about giving back, actively supporting Covenant House, March of Dimes and the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
Erik Ludvigson is Cisco’s Senior Vice President of Hyperscale and Neocloud Sales, where he leads the company's global relationships with the world's most influential AI and Cloud companies—including Microsoft, Amazon, Google, Meta, and Oracle —alongside the emerging neocloud and AI infrastructure providers reshaping the industry.
Under Erik's leadership, Cisco's Hyperscale and Neocloud business has become one of the company's most strategic growth engines, delivering record performance and powering the AI infrastructure buildout transforming global compute. He brings the strategic clarity, technical depth, and operational discipline this fast-moving environment demands—balancing today's challenges with tomorrow's opportunities for growth, innovation, and partnership.
A 25-year Cisco veteran, Erik has spent two decades building and shaping the company's Web and Hyperscale businesses. As a founding member of Cisco's Web sales vertical, he helped define Cisco's approach to hyperscale data center design, backbone architecture, cloud solutions, and strategic partnerships. His engineering background and deep expertise in cloud computing and custom system design bring distinctive value to conversations with leaders across the hyperscale and AI ecosystem. He partners closely with senior executives across Engineering, Product Management, Supply Chain, Finance, Legal, and Partner organizations to unify strategy and meet demand in today's rapidly evolving AI landscape.
At the heart of Erik's leadership is a simple conviction: people make the business possible. He is committed to building diverse, high-performing teams grounded in a healthy, ethical culture. "Our culture is our people" is a principle that shapes how he shows up every day.
Outside of Cisco, Erik is passionate about giving back, actively supporting Covenant House, March of Dimes and the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
