Jesse Reed

Since 1995, Jesse Reed has spent his career leading and advising clients to realize business and mission value from IT investments. Jesse started his career as an engineer where he achieved his CCIE at the age of 22 and gained experience designing, deploying, and operating the largest enterprise networks globally. Over the years, he has led architecture, design, and deployment services to both Fortune 500 companies and Public Sector organizations while working for vendors, independent consulting firms, and as a founder of a business rules management firm. In his current role, Jesse leads the Cisco Managed Services and as a Service (aaS) business. Jesse is known as an entrepreneurial leader who thrives on developing business and mission solutions where strategic alignment, developing talent, and creating empowered teams define his legacy. He has utilized his passion for developing talent as the Americas executive sponsor for Emerging Talent at Cisco. Jesse's “competing to win” mindset and general manager approach to business has made him a sought-after thought leader in the industry, with clients, and within Cisco.