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Follow @Mark Patterson is Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at Cisco, managing the financial strategy, global finance organization, procurement, and acquisition integrations for the company with total revenue for fiscal year 2024 of $54 billion and approximately 90,000 employees. Mark is focused on driving profitable growth, maximizing long-term shareholder value, and maintaining the high level of integrity and transparency for which Cisco is known.
Throughout his 25-year career at Cisco, Mark has held a number of functional leadership roles across the company ranging from finance, strategy, and operations, and has worked with each of Cisco’s primary customer markets spanning enterprise, commercial, public sector, cloud, and service provider. Prior to his appointment to CFO, Mark served as EVP and Chief Strategy Officer leading Cisco’s corporate strategy including investments, acquisitions, and emerging technology incubation efforts to fuel growth for the company. Previously, Mark held the role of SVP, Chief of Staff to the Chair & CEO, serving as a trusted advisor and driving alignment across Cisco functions through forums focused on strategy, innovation, and leadership. Prior to that, he served as SVP, Global Strategy, Planning and Operations, where he focused on our transformation to deliver recurring revenue, digital selling, and evolving Cisco’s go-to-market strategy.
Before joining Cisco, Mark led finance and operations for IPMobile, a company previously named “One of the Hottest Start-Ups in America” by America’s Network Magazine and acquired by Cisco in 2000. Earlier in his career, Mark focused on serving high-tech and telecommunication clients as manager at a top global public accounting firm.
Mark holds a Bachelor’s of Business Administration degree in Accounting from Baylor University in Texas. He serves on the Board of Directors for NPower, a national nonprofit organization that seeks to empower young adults and military veterans to thrive in the digital economy.
Mark Patterson is Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at Cisco, managing the financial strategy, global finance organization, procurement, and acquisition integrations for the company with total revenue for fiscal year 2024 of $54 billion and approximately 90,000 employees. Mark is focused on driving profitable growth, maximizing long-term shareholder value, and maintaining the high level of integrity and transparency for which Cisco is known.
Throughout his 25-year career at Cisco, Mark has held a number of functional leadership roles across the company ranging from finance, strategy, and operations, and has worked with each of Cisco’s primary customer markets spanning enterprise, commercial, public sector, cloud, and service provider. Prior to his appointment to CFO, Mark served as EVP and Chief Strategy Officer leading Cisco’s corporate strategy including investments, acquisitions, and emerging technology incubation efforts to fuel growth for the company. Previously, Mark held the role of SVP, Chief of Staff to the Chair & CEO, serving as a trusted advisor and driving alignment across Cisco functions through forums focused on strategy, innovation, and leadership. Prior to that, he served as SVP, Global Strategy, Planning and Operations, where he focused on our transformation to deliver recurring revenue, digital selling, and evolving Cisco’s go-to-market strategy.
Before joining Cisco, Mark led finance and operations for IPMobile, a company previously named “One of the Hottest Start-Ups in America” by America’s Network Magazine and acquired by Cisco in 2000. Earlier in his career, Mark focused on serving high-tech and telecommunication clients as manager at a top global public accounting firm.
Mark holds a Bachelor’s of Business Administration degree in Accounting from Baylor University in Texas. He serves on the Board of Directors for NPower, a national nonprofit organization that seeks to empower young adults and military veterans to thrive in the digital economy.