Jean follows geopolitical issues, keeping tabs on economic, political, and social developments in the 165-plus countries where Cisco does business, and putting them in context for technology industry decision-makers. Jean contributes regularly to various internal and

external publications, including the weekly Cyber Risk Report. A decidedly non-technical person in a sea of technical experts, Jean contributes a helping of right-brain thinking to Cisco security analysis.

Jean joined Cisco in 2007 after 12 years of federal government service.

She speaks Japanese, loves to travel, and is a fan of sumo wrestling.