Meet Our Distinguished Judges
We are proud to share the diverse and accomplished judging panel for the Networking Academy Alumni Awards.
Changemaker Award judges
Michael Beesley
CTO, service provider networking at Cisco
Laura Quintana
VP and general manager for Cisco Networking Academy
Rise Above Award judges
Laercio Albuquerque
VP for Cisco Latin America
Dave West
President for Cisco Asia, Japan, and Greater China
Agostino Santoni
VP for Cisco Europe South
Future Leader Award judges
Kelly Jones
Chief people officer at Cisco
Scott Herren
EVP and chief financial officer at Cisco
Protector Award judges
Dr. Guy Diedrich
SVP and global innovation officer at Cisco
Omar Santos
Distinguished engineer for Cisco Product Security Incident Response Team
Social Visionary Award judges
Carrie Palin
SVP and chief marketing officer at Cisco
Mary de Wysocki
SVP and chief sustainability officer at Cisco
Brian Tippens
SVP and chief social impact officer at Cisco