John Nicholson

John Nicholson is a Business Operations Leader at Cisco Systems with over 15 years of experience in strategy, planning, and execution for large-scale sales organizations. They have successfully led operational readiness, compensation strategy, and analytics for more than $16 billion in annual bookings, impacting over 850 sellers. Certified as a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, John specializes in transforming sales operations through data automation and process optimization. Their prior roles include positions at Fidelity Investments, Grayson-Hoke, IAT Group, and AICPA, where they honed their abilities in project management and business analysis. John earned a Bachelor of Science in Finance from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington.