Arjun Sambamoorthy

Arjun Sambamoorthy heads AI Engineering and Research at Cisco, where he leads Cisco AI Defense—a product dedicated to securing the use of AI. As Senior Director of Cisco’s AI Engineering organization, Arjun helps guide the development of next-generation AI systems that support innovation across networking, security, observability, and infrastructure. Before joining Cisco, Arjun co-founded Armorblox (acquired by Cisco), where he pioneered the application of natural language understanding to protect organizations from email-based threats. With a strong technical background and over a decade of experience building large-scale products at the intersection of AI and cybersecurity, Arjun focuses on practical solutions that deliver real value for customers.