Dave West — CEO
I have over three decades of experience in the ICT industry and 25 years with Cisco. I am inspired every day by our talented teams and our company's focus on driving digitization for the betterment of businesses, governments, and societies at large. Currently, I am the Senior Vice President of Cisco’s Global Specialists organization, I lead a team of 5,000+ experts focused on driving growth and innovation across our most strategic portfolios—from Enterprise AI and Security to Networking, Cloud, and Collaboration, and Internet and Mass-Scale Infrastructure. We operate at the intersection of engineering, go-to-market, and trusted partnerships to deliver real outcomes for customers and partners around the world. Our work drives some of Cisco’s most strategic growth engines, including Enterprise AI, Security, and the Webscale/Hyperscale market. Prior to my current role, I served as President for Cisco Asia Pacific, Japan, and Greater China, where I’m responsible for Cisco APJC's strategy, accelerating business growth, and together with the team, delivering continuous innovation for our customers. I was President and General Manager for Cisco Japan and led Worldwide Sales for Enterprise Networks. Earlier, I held leadership roles spanning architecture, and technology strategy, including as CTO and Architectures leader for Enterprise Networks, Data Center, Security, and Collaboration in the Asia Pacific and Japan. Among these roles, I was responsible for capturing market transitions, delivering sustained competitive leadership, and driving growth across all technologies. I'm passionate about driving a people-first, trust-based culture, creating opportunities for employee growth, and building diverse, high-performing teams.
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Location: Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
Experience: 32 yrs 7 mos
Skills
- Business Strategy
- Digital Transformation
Career Highlights
- Over 30 years in the ICT industry.
- Led a team of 5,000+ experts at Cisco.
- Passionate about people-first, trust-based culture.
Work Experience
Cisco
Senior Vice President, Global Specialists, Cisco (8 mos)
OptimEyes AI
Board of Advisors (2 yrs 1 mo)
Cisco
President, Asia Pacific, Japan, and China (5 yrs 2 mos)
President and General Manager, Cisco Japan G.K. (2 yrs 6 mos)
Vice President, WW Sales, Enterprise Networks (1 yr 4 mos)
Vice President, Architectures & Chief Technology Officer, APJ (1 yr)
VP, Enterprise Networking; Chief Technology Officer (1 yr 1 mo)
Managing Director, Enterprise Networking & Chief Technology Officer, APJ (2 yrs)
Senior Director, Architectures and Systems Engineering (4 yrs 7 mos)
Director, Public Sector Solutions and Center of Excellence (2 yrs)
Chief Technology Officer/Systems Engineering Director/Senior Systems Engineering Manager (12 yrs 11 mos)
United States Marine Corps
Networking and Information Officer (9 yrs 11 mos)
Education
MS at Naval Postgraduate School
Master’s of Science (MS) at Naval Postgraduate School
Bachelor of Arts (BA) at Virginia Military Institute