Jawahar Sivasankaran
Distinguished Engineer, Cisco
Jawahar Sivasankaran has been with Cisco since October 2000, and during this time he has held various management and technical roles. He started working in IT Architecture and was one of the founding members of the Cisco on Cisco team. As a senior manager, he led a project management team delivering market-facing content and strengthening partnerships with Engineering, Marketing, and Cisco Services. Jawahar now spends most of his time in customer-facing activities, through direct Customer engagements and Sales, Marketing, and Services partnerships. Jawahar has met more than 100 customers in the past year. He received the Above & Beyond award from John Chambers for his success with key customers and is a featured speaker in Cisco and industry events. His work in the Core Borderless Networks area focuses on creating case studies, ROI, TCO, financial models, and outbound activities. Jawahar serves as the IT Sponsor for ExxonMobil and has had Transformational High Touch engagements with several large customers including GlaxoSmithKline, Monsanto, Coca Cola, Eli Lilly, and IBM. Before Cisco, Jawahar worked in a Satellite Gateway startup in a product development role. He started his career in the service provider business in core network architecture and operations. A firm believer in social innovation and entrepreneurship, Jawahar is active in the community. He serves as a director in the Board of Junior Achievement of Silicon Valley and is an advisor to other nonprofits. He leads the Technology track for Silicon Valley Civic Council at Cisco, focusing on pro bono, skills-based volunteering opportunities. Jawahar holds an MBA from Wharton Business School, University of Pennsylvania. His technical credentials include two CCIE certifications (10-plus years, Emeritus). He also holds a Master’s degree in IS Management and a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering.
Jawahar Sivasankaran has been with Cisco since October 2000, and during this time he has held various management and technical roles. He started working in IT Architecture and was one of the founding members of the Cisco on Cisco team. As a senior manager, he led a project management team delivering market-facing content and strengthening partnerships with Engineering, Marketing, and Cisco Services. Jawahar now spends most of his time in customer-facing activities, through direct Customer engagements and Sales, Marketing, and Services partnerships. Jawahar has met more than 100 customers in the past year. He received the Above & Beyond award from John Chambers for his success with key customers and is a featured speaker in Cisco and industry events. His work in the Core Borderless Networks area focuses on creating case studies, ROI, TCO, financial models, and outbound activities. Jawahar serves as the IT Sponsor for ExxonMobil and has had Transformational High Touch engagements with several large customers including GlaxoSmithKline, Monsanto, Coca Cola, Eli Lilly, and IBM. Before Cisco, Jawahar worked in a Satellite Gateway startup in a product development role. He started his career in the service provider business in core network architecture and operations. A firm believer in social innovation and entrepreneurship, Jawahar is active in the community. He serves as a director in the Board of Junior Achievement of Silicon Valley and is an advisor to other nonprofits. He leads the Technology track for Silicon Valley Civic Council at Cisco, focusing on pro bono, skills-based volunteering opportunities. Jawahar holds an MBA from Wharton Business School, University of Pennsylvania. His technical credentials include two CCIE certifications (10-plus years, Emeritus). He also holds a Master’s degree in IS Management and a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering.
