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Alexandra Lopez
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Follow @Alexandra Lopez is Chief Procurement Officer and Senior Vice President of Global Procurement Services. She leads the organization responsible for the end-to-end buying ecosystem, including the enterprise contingent workforce strategy. By leveraging AI and fostering a culture of teamwork and agility, she pioneers innovation-driven solutions for unified touchless buying, positioning Cisco as a dynamic leader in procurement advancements that deliver operational excellence and measurable business value at scale.
Her broad executive experience spans finance, operations, sales, marketing, strategic planning, supply chain, transportation, logistics, and banking. Prior to Cisco, Alexandra held senior leadership roles at Kaiser Permanente and Hewlett Packard, where she specialized in financial and strategic planning and led supply chain and procurement integration during key acquisitions.
Alexandra is deeply committed to talent development and building strong business partnerships, with a passion for fostering high-performance teams and serving communities. She served as Board Member and Past President of the YWCA Silicon Valley, a nonprofit dedicated to empowering women and girls through impactful programs and services.
Her leadership and influence have been recognized globally and locally through numerous awards, including most notably:
- AI in Procurement Champion (2025)
- Top 10 Women in Procurement (2022, 2025)
- 100 Most Influential Women in Supply Chain (2020)
- Tribute to Women YWCA Award (2019)
- Procurement Leader of the Year (2017)
Alexandra (Alex) Lopez is Senior Vice President, and Chief Procurement Officer of Global Procurement Services at Cisco Systems, leading the organization responsible for the end-to-end buying ecosystem, including Cisco’s enterprise contingent workforce strategy and the continuous digital transformation evolution.
Alex is passionate about talent development, building deep business partnerships and teams, serving our communities, and empowering the underrepresented. This commitment is shown by serving as Board Member and Past President for the YWCA, a Silicon Valley non-profit community service organization, providing programs and services to women and girls, and through her ongoing mentoring relationships.
As a regular internal and external speaker at industry events and college campuses on topics ranging from procurement trends, leadership philosophies, and/or career experiences globally, Alex’s actions are mirrored throughout her own organization with global community involvement measured at 90%+ consistently year-over-year.
In 2023, Alex was named to Cisco’s Sustainability Council. Alex’s leadership has earned her several accolades, including ‘Top 10 Women in Procurement’ by Procurement Magazine (2022), the YWCA Silicon Valley Tribute to Women Award (2019), and the World Procurement Leader Award (2017).
Prior to Cisco, Alex held executive leadership roles at Fortune 500 companies, including Kaiser Permanente and Hewlett Packard where her focus was on financial and strategic planning and serving as the supply chain and procurement integration lead on key acquisitions.
Her executive experience covers a broad spectrum of functions and verticals including operations, sales, marketing, strategic planning, finance, supply chain, transportation, logistics, and banking.