Guru Shenoy is the Senior Vice President of the Cisco Provider Connectivity group, responsible for Cisco’s Web and Service Provider product portfolio. In this role, Guru leads a team chartered with delivering Cisco’s AI strategy to Web and Service Providers and building solutions, platforms and software that simplify networking and operations, accelerate service delivery, and deliver secure, resilient experiences. A 20+ year industry veteran, Guru has his finger on the pulse of the customer, ensuring that products and solutions meet customer expectations, and a customer-first vision stays solidly in place as the Provider Connectivity group’s lighthouse. Over the course of his career, Guru has led product and engineering organizations at multiple companies delivering network infrastructure to Web, Service Provider and Enterprise customers worldwide. Guru holds a bachelor’s degree in computer science from the University of Pune, India, a master’s degree in computer science from Texas A&M University and an MBA from the University of California Berkeley Haas School of Business.