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Kristan Gainey

Strategic Communications Manager

Global Policy and Government Affairs (GPGA)

Kristan Gainey is the Organizational Communications Manager for Cisco's Global Policy and Government Affairs (GPGA) group. She is responsible for the global communications strategy, which is a comprehensive framework that delivers consistent, thoughtful, and concise communications to Cisco and it's clients.

Kristan joined Cisco in September of 2000 and before joining GPGA in 2008, Kristan was the Communications Manager for Cisco's global Workplace Resources (WPR) Group where she and her team one the first ever Internet Excellence Award for "creating one of the first, truly global sites on Cisco's Intranet" and "innovative use of technology."

Prior to Cisco Kristan worked for Bank of America Securities (formerly Montgomery Securities) and owned her own business.