Shailaja Shankar

Shailaja K. Shankar is a highly experienced executive in the technology sector, currently serving as Senior Vice President of Engineering and SVP and GM of the Security Business Group at Cisco since June 2021. Shailaja holds board membership positions at BorgWarner and serves on the Compensation and Audit Committees. As a member of the CNBC Technology Executive Council and the Forbes Technology Council, Shailaja is actively engaged in industry leadership. Additional contributions include advisory roles with How Women Lead, the Harvard Business Review Advisory Council, and the Academy of Indian Music & Arts. Previous experience includes significant leadership roles at McAfee and Intel Corporation. Shailaja's academic background includes studies at prestigious institutions such as Stanford University Graduate School of Business and Harvard Business School.