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Aruna Ravichandran

SVP Product Marketing, Networking

CMO, Collaboration

Aruna drives significant revenue growth and brand value through a powerful blend of technological expertise, data science acumen, strategic storytelling, and marketing innovation. An early adopter of marketing automation and AI, Aruna stays at the forefront of technological advancements, consistently leveraging them to disrupt competitive markets. Her leadership in SaaS marketing and enterprise technology and her vision for AI's role in shaping customer and employee experiences have made her a sought-after thought leader in the industry. Beyond her professional achievements, Aruna is a passionate advocate for women in technology and making the STEM fields more inclusive and accessible. Aruna has an MBA and MS in Computer Engineering from Santa Clara University and a BS in Computer Science from Bangalore Institute of Technology. She is an alumna of the CMO Leadership program at Kellogg Business School. She serves on Cal Polytechnic San Luis Obispo, Fast Company, Forbes Technology Council, and Vox Media boards.

Articles

April 1, 2019

COLLABORATION

There’s a Billion Ways to Use Cisco Webex Board

4 min read

In the March 31 episode of Billions aired on Showtime, Taylor Mason Capital is up and running and everything needs to be best-in-class with the Webex Board.

March 18, 2019

COLLABORATION

66% Say They’d Switch Vendors in Order to Get an Intelligent Online Meeting Solution

5 min read

Today’s audio and video conferencing solutions can be simply ineffective. People need something that makes them more productive, so Cisco resolved many existing problems through cognitive collaboration.

March 6, 2019

COLLABORATION

Analysts’ Day: The Experts are Impressed with Cognitive Collaboration

3 min read

Industry analysts validate Cisco's vision of cognitive collaboration, that the enormous power of AI will help us leverage instantly available, accessible data to better communicate and collaborate.

February 27, 2019

COLLABORATION

Cognitive Collaboration and the Human Element

4 min read

Batman, this would be your Alfred. Look into the future of cognitive callaboration and the true value of artificial intelligence with Cisco's new X factor!

February 13, 2019

COLLABORATION

The Green Button: Webex Meetings Users Declare it a Winner for Web and Video Conferencing

2 min read

At Cisco, we are extremely proud of our new Webex products. We listened to our customers and resolved some age-old problems by making collaboration and communication a one-touch action.

January 31, 2019

COLLABORATION

Going Borderless and Defeating Place-ism: The Evolution of Work

4 min read

We have moved into a more versatile, borderless age in which we are now able to both work and collaborate from anywhere. That’s a big leap forward.

January 30, 2019

COLLABORATION

Why Are Huddle Spaces So Important and Relevant Now?

2 min read

Huddle spaces match the pace, mindset, and style of how people want to work now: more frequently and in an ad-hoc fashion. A fusion of human, technology, and environment, they redefine time and space for busy people and their projects.

January 29, 2019

COLLABORATION

Riding High on the Big Wave

3 min read

A recent article by James Henderson in Channel Asia, “Cisco pulls ahead of Microsoft in $45B collaboration market” (January 24, 2019) is, to me, a fitting and pleasing testament to the efforts and vision of all the members of the Cisco team who are working to build a better approach to collaboration and communication in the workspace.