Puja Jaspal

Recognized as one of the Top 100 Women of Influence in the Bay Area, Jaspal previously served as Senior Vice President, People & Communities at Cisco, where she helped shape the evolution of Cisco’s workforce. Through her highly effective strategic programs and leadership, she facilitated talent development at all levels and effective hybrid work strategies that resulted in high-performing, mission-driven employees.

During her time at Cisco, Jaspal led the talent strategy team which drove the company’s transformation in Engineering and Corporate Functions, representing 40,000+ employees and contractors globally. With a vision for building inclusive teams that accelerate innovation, Jaspal is known for being a transformation change agent, and holds more than 20 years of experience across B2C and B2B companies.

Prior to Cisco, Jaspal served as SVP, Global Talent and Global Technology HR at Visa and held several senior HR leadership roles at Google, including leading HR Business Partners for Product Management and the Chrome & Apps division. Jaspal holds a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Cincinnati and a Master’s degree in Business Administration from Harvard Business School.