Jack Klecha is Vice President of Enterprise Information Security at Cisco, where he leads enterprise security strategy, architecture, and transformational security programs that protect Cisco’s global business. A long-tenured Cisco leader, Jack brings more than two decades of experience across software engineering, technical marketing, product management, trust strategy, and enterprise information security. Jack is known for combining deep technical judgment with business-focused leadership. His work has included leading Cisco’s Enterprise Security Uplift program, developing enterprise security policies, standards, and architectures, and driving security initiatives across infrastructure, applications, data governance, and emerging technology areas. In his current role, Jack focuses on building scalable, pragmatic security capabilities that reduce risk while enabling business speed, usability, and innovation. He has also helped advance programs in attack surface management, secure-by-design engineering, AI-aware security, and enterprise security modernization. Jack is based in North Carolina’s Research Triangle Park area and remains connected to the regional technology and cybersecurity community, including NC State’s computer science and cybersecurity ecosystem.