Pankaj Patel

Entrepreneur, Investor, & Board Member
2016
Pankaj Patel was Executive Vice President and Chief Development Officer at Cisco Systems,Inc. where he reported into the CEO as the Engineering head of the company’s $38 billion product and solution portfolio. He drove the business and technology strategy across Cisco’s Routing, Switching, Wireless, Security, Mobility, Video, Collaboration, Data Center and Cloud offerings delivered by a global team of over 26,000 engineers. Mr. Patel is a proven results-oriented and seasoned technology leader with 25+ years of experience developing highly scalable products and services by building and leading large, high-performance global engineering organizations, setting clear vision, directing strategy and delivering against goals. He is passionate about translating strategy to execution, and delivering the best experience for the customer. Mr. Patel retired from Cisco in October of 2016 and now serves on the Board of Directors of several startups. He is focused on incubating, investing, and advising startups with their strategy, product development, and go-to-market as well as helping them scale. Patel is also a mentor and sponsor to numerous employees throughout the industry.

2003 - 2016

Executive Vice President and Chief Development Officer
2013 - 2016
Leader of development and execution of Cisco’s $36.3 billion technology portfolio across a global team of more than 26,000 employees.
Senior Vice President and General Manager, Service Provider Business and Development Council
2008 - 2013
Senior Vice President, Service Provider Routing Technology Group
2005 - 2008
Vice President and General Manager, Broadband Edge and Mid-range Routing Group
2003 - 2005
Vice President and General Manager, Cable and Wireless Platform Division
2003 - 2003

2000 - 2003

1999 - 2000

1996 - 1999

CEO and Co-Founder of Nile, Entrepreneur, Investor, Board Member