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Jay Kothari

Senior Director

Product Management

As Senior Director of Product Management for Cisco’s enterprise switching portfolio, Jay Kothari spearheads the strategy for AgenticOps, Incubation, and the SMB portfolio. He is dedicated to driving innovation across cloud and on-premises environments. Since joining Cisco in 2014, Jay has built a proven track record of leading product management and strategy for wired, wireless, and network management solutions. His background prior to Cisco includes engineering leadership at Qualcomm, Texas Instruments, and Samsung, bringing a deep technical foundation to his 18+ years of experience in scaling world-class technology products. Jay earned an MS in Computer Engineering from North Carolina State University and an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin.

Articles

March 18, 2026

NETWORKING

Simplify access switching for lean IT teams with Cisco Catalyst 1300X Series Switches

2 min read

When your network needs to support more devices, faster Wi-Fi, and higher power at the edge—without adding complexity—switching becomes a strategic investment in your future. The Cisco switching portfolio, including our new Cisco Catalyst 1300X Series Switches, is designed to meet evolving needs by providing secure, reliable, and easy-to-manage networking for small and medium-sized environments. […]

January 3, 2019

NETWORKING

Cisco Mobility Express and Cisco Umbrella – Security Simplified!

2 min read

We've been busy lately with a new key enhancement to our Mobility Express solution: Cisco Umbrella integration with Mobility Express via the latest AireOS 8.8.x release.

March 16, 2016

NETWORKING

Presenting the Cisco Catalyst 3650 Series Mini Switch

2 min read

The Cisco Catalyst 3650 Series Mini Switches enable the same uniform wired-wireless policy enforcement, application visibility, flexibility, application optimization and superior resiliency as existing full-sized switches.