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Alex Pujols, Ph.D.

Vice President of Solutions Engineering

Global Partner Sales

Alex Pujols is CTO and Vice President of Solutions Engineering in Cisco's Global Partner Sales organization, where he sets technology strategy and leads co-innovation across an ecosystem responsible for nearly 90% of Cisco's $57 billion in annual revenue. At a moment when AI is redefining what technology can do, his Global Partner Engineering team plays a critical role in helping partners convert Cisco innovation into customer-ready solutions and measurable business outcomes. Alex has over 20 years of experience in the technology industry, pairing deep technical expertise with a pragmatic, common-sense approach to building high-performance engineering organizations that align technical strategy with partner and customer success. He has founded global initiatives that accelerate technology innovation and adoption across Cisco's global ecosystem. His leadership is grounded in a simple conviction: innovation only matters when it can be understood, trusted, adopted, and delivered at scale. A researcher as well as an operator, Alex holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from National University, where his work explored emergence within quantum neuromorphic systems. He is a senior member of the IEEE and ACM and a recognized voice on ethical AI, open-source software, and responsible innovation. He speaks regularly at industry and academic events, serves as a strategic advisor and guest lecturer to multiple science and engineering colleges, and mentors founders of early-stage AI startups as they build and scale their businesses. A Texas native, Alex lives in the Greater Houston area with his family and enjoys hunting and fishing in the great outdoors.

Articles

May 11, 2023

PARTNER

Cisco Partner Engineers are “Owning It!” at Cisco Live 2023

3 min read

“Better Together” is how Cisco and Partner engineers accomplish great things. CLUS offers a platform to recognize this vital alliance and how it accelerates innovations that leverage our world-class portfolio—and in ways we didn’t know possible without this teamwork.

May 3, 2023

PARTNER

2023 Cisco Partner Innovation Challenge is LIVE! 

2 min read

The annual global Cisco Partner Innovation Challenge is an opportunity for partners to highlight their technical and software skills in developing innovative solutions based on Cisco technologies.

August 29, 2022

PARTNER

Empowering Partners and Customers with Demos and the dCloud Platform

2 min read

Cisco dCloud is a scalable and secure demo platform that enables us to offer product and solution demos that partners can use to assist in successful customer engagements.

June 3, 2022

PARTNER

Enabling Partners with Listening and New Learning Opportunities

2 min read

With a focus on learning, I’m super excited about the new Cisco Black Belt training track for partner managed services.

April 19, 2022

PARTNER

Cisco Global Partner Engineering Launches 5th Annual Partner Innovation Challenge

2 min read

Each year, Cisco's Partner Innovation Challenge connects us with a shared mission to solve challenges, build software innovation, and optimize business solutions on the Cisco Platform. This year, we are expanding the challenge to include Partner Bold Bets—ideas that go beyond Cisco Platform APIs.

November 10, 2021

PARTNER

Insight on Partner News from Partner Summit 2021

3 min read

We rely on partners in many areas of the business, throughout a customer project lifecycle. That’s why “Everything Possible” is more than a theme – it’s a rallying cry! These two words together reflect the innovation, hard work, and transformation that we are creating for customers.

May 6, 2021

PARTNER

Accelerating Digital Agility with Cisco Plus

2 min read

Cisco Plus represents how Cisco is investing to offer technology that is in alignment with modern customer consumption and buying preferences, and our partner technical community.

March 31, 2021

PARTNER

Cross Architecture Partner Inspirations from Cisco Live!

2 min read

At Cisco Live, there are many discussions about the customer journey and how we can help them navigate strategic decisions. Here are three key takeaways for our partners and distributors, which speak to the heart of the journey that many of our shared customers are on.