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Jason Pernell
Jason Pernell
Vice President, Cisco’s Global Velocity Sales
Mid Market & Small Business Sales
Jason Pernell (JP) is Vice President of Cisco’s Global Velocity Sales organization, responsible for driving sales and revenue growth across Cisco’s SMB and Mid-Market business globally. He leads a world-class team of sales and engineering professionals and works closely with strategic partners across key routes to market to accelerate growth worldwide.
JP brings 20 years of experience at Cisco across sales, go-to-market strategy, transformation and recurring revenue. Prior to leading Global Velocity Sales, he served as Vice President of Software Renewals within Cisco’s Recurring Revenue Acceleration organization and Vice President of Go-To-Market Operating Model in the Cisco Transformation Center. Previously, he led the Meraki Global Sales organization, driving growth and recurring revenue for Cisco.
Throughout his career, JP has held a range of sales leadership roles spanning portfolio and specialist sales, including leading the launch of Cisco’s Digital Network Architecture and Catalyst 9000 product lines. He is passionate about building high-performing teams, developing innovative go-to-market models and creating strong partnerships that deliver customer and business outcomes.
JP earned a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and Marketing from the Eller College of Management at the University of Arizona. He resides in Los Angeles with his wife, two sons and daughter.
Articles
Partner Summit 2026 revealed our SMB & Mid-Market Velocity Growth Engine, built to help you scale seamlessly. By leveraging our new sales plays, automation, and marketing support, we’re making it easier than ever to win and grow together.
I am confident that more customers will embrace Intent-based Networking to drive the business outcomes that they are trying to achieve. #CiscoDNA #security
Cisconian Jason P. shares 3 elements that make Cisco great and advice on how he learned them.
