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Chris Barwick

Senior Director

WW Collaboration GTM & Business Transformation

As Vice President for Cisco Collaboration Strategy and GTM, Chris leads a team building and executing a plan to grow Cisco's Collaboration subscription business within the next few years. Previously, Chris was the sales leader for America's Collaboration business in the US, Canada, and Latin America. The Collaboration solution for Cisco powers team collaboration, unified communications, next generation meeting solutions and customer contact centers available from the cloud or on-premises. Since joining Cisco in 2000, Chris has been focused on customer business outcomes with numerous roles including: Product Sales Specialist, Account Manager, Regional Sales Manager for Commercial and Public Sector, and as a Collaboration and Video Sales Director for the last nine years. He has always achieved consistent year-over-year sales growth including 17 out of 20 years exceeding stretch sales objectives at Cisco. Prior to joining Cisco, Chris was a rising sales leader at Anixter, Ameritech, and ArrowPoint Communications. He has extensive experience in Enterprise Networking, Data Center, Collaboration and Video solutions including SaaS, Cloud, and GTM strategies. Chris holds a bachelor’s degree in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from the University of Washington and has attended Stanford Graduate School of Business with an emphasis on leadership development and innovation.

Articles

January 28, 2021

COLLABORATION

Cisco Collaboration Flex Plan Now Includes an all New Comprehensive and Cost-Effective Offer for Education

2 min read

Cisco continues its journey to deliver 10X better experiences by making it easier and more affordable to purchase an all-in-one collaboration solution spanning calling, messaging, meeting, and contact center with world-class integrated endpoints.

December 16, 2020

COLLABORATION

Cisco Collaboration Flex Plan Now Includes Cisco Calling Plans and Better Together Security + Collaboration Offers

3 min read

Cisco is on a journey to deliver 10X better experiences by making it easier and more affordable to purchase an all-in-one collaboration solution spanning calling, messaging, meeting, and contact center with world-class integrated endpoints.