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James Gonsalves

Sr. Director, Product Management

AI Software & Platform

James Gonsalves is the product leader for Cisco Cloud Control, Cisco's AI-native, cloud platform that brings together AI Infrastructure, Networking, Security, Observability, and Collaboration across Cisco's portfolio of products into a single management platform. As Senior Director of Product Management in Cisco's AI Software and Platform organization, James guides the team building the next generation of agentic operations - a platform where customers manage their entire Cisco footprint, run cross-domain workflows, and put AI agents to work as digital co-workers. Before joining Cisco, James worked in product leadership at Palo Alto Networks, building enterprise platforms and identity products across the company's cloud security portfolio. With a background that spans identity, security, network management, and SaaS platforms, James focuses on turning multi-product portfolios into a single, value driven customer experiences.

Cisco Cloud Control: The opportunity for our partners

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How Cisco Cloud Control empowers partners to scale their managed services, build differentiated intellectual property, and deliver superior cross-domain outcomes for their customers.