Hera Kitwan Siu

Since 2017, Siu, 59, has served as chief executive officer, Greater China, for Cisco Systems, a global technology leader that designs, manufactures, and sells internet protocol-based networking and other products related to the communications and information technology industry. She joined Cisco in 2016 as the chief operating officer for the company's business in China.

In addition to her work at Cisco, Siu has a long and successful career of leadership in fields that include technology, telecommunications, enterprise software and education. From 2014 to 2016, she served as the senior vice president and managing director, Greater China, for Pearson, LLC, a global education company that leverages technology to enhance teaching and learning. Before that, Siu served four years at SAP, the global software and data processing firm, first as senior vice president, then president, of the company's business in China and Hong Kong and later as senior vice president of e-commerce.

Beginning in 1988, Siu held positions of increasing responsibility and leadership for companies including Nortel, Inc., Hong Kong Telecom, Ltd., Computer Associates, Inc., and Nokia Telecommunications, Ltd.

Born in Shanghai, Siu finished high school in Hong Kong and earned her bachelor's degree in finance and her MBA from the University of Nevada. She is a member of the board of directors for The Learning Lab and the Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute.