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Michael Dickman
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Michael Dickman is Senior Vice President and General Manager of Cisco’s Enterprise Switching business—the foundation of how people and things everywhere connect securely and at scale. He leads the global strategy for Cisco’s switching portfolio, ensuring it continues to set the standard for simplicity, security, and scalability in the AI era. His organization is focused on helping customers accelerate outcomes through networks that are smarter, more efficient, and built to last.
Michael brings deep experience in enterprise networking and security leadership to this role, including five years early in his career in switching and routing product management.
Before rejoining Cisco, he served as Chief Product Officer at Gigamon, where he led product strategy, management, and marketing. Previously, he was Senior Vice President of Product Management and Technical Marketing at Aruba Networks, where he accelerated cloud innovation and launched the company’s Mobile-First strategy for switching.
He began his career at the Boston Consulting Group, gaining broad experience across technology, consumer goods, and other industries through a wide range of strategy consulting engagements.
Michael holds an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management and dual BAs in Applied Math-Economics and History from Brown University.
Michael Dickman is Senior Vice President and General Manager of Cisco’s Enterprise Switching business—the foundation of how people and things everywhere connect securely and at scale. He leads the global strategy for Cisco’s switching portfolio, ensuring it continues to set the standard for simplicity, security, and scalability in the AI era. His organization is focused on helping customers accelerate outcomes through networks that are smarter, more efficient, and built to last.
Michael brings deep experience in enterprise networking and security leadership to this role, including five years early in his career in switching and routing product management.
Before rejoining Cisco, he served as Chief Product Officer at Gigamon, where he led product strategy, management, and marketing. Previously, he was Senior Vice President of Product Management and Technical Marketing at Aruba Networks, where he accelerated cloud innovation and launched the company’s Mobile-First strategy for switching.
He began his career at the Boston Consulting Group, gaining broad experience across technology, consumer goods, and other industries through a wide range of strategy consulting engagements.
Michael holds an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management and dual BAs in Applied Math-Economics and History from Brown University.
