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Scott Harrell

Senior Vice President and General Manager

Enterprise Networking Business

Scott Harrell is Senior Vice President and General Manager of Cisco’s Enterprise Networking Business. In this role, he is responsible for product management, user experience, and business development for all enterprise networking products and solutions. This multibillion-dollar portfolio consists of the industry’s broadest range of routers, switches, and wireless that span the campus, access, and wide area networks.

Since joining Cisco in 2001, Harrell has held leadership roles in product management and engineering in the Enterprise Networking and Security businesses where he has helped define and build technology portfolios to meet the rapidly evolving demands of digital businesses.

Most recently, Harrell led product management for Cisco’s security business where he helped transform Cisco’s world-class security portfolio and transition the business to a software led business model. In this role, he was also responsible for the product strategy and the integration of several successful acquisitions.

Prior to Cisco, Harrell worked in a strategic planning role at Intel Corporation. He holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Bachelors of Science from Georgia Institute of Technology.

Articles

April 6, 2021

NETWORKING

Four Network Innovations to Power an Inclusive Future of Work

10 min read

In this recap of Cisco Live 2021, learn how the Intent-Based Networking Group is empowering IT professionals to “Turn IT Up” to build an inclusive future of work.

December 17, 2020

EXECUTIVE PLATFORM

Five Digital Transformations to Build Resiliency in a Disrupted World

9 min read

Scott Harrell, SVP and GM of IBNG, highlights five areas ripe for digital transformation that CIOs and CSOs should be thinking about to adapt to disrupted workplaces and workforces while supporting innovation in applications and workloads that drive business resiliency.

June 1, 2020

EXECUTIVE PLATFORM

Using Wi-Fi to Help Manage the Return to the Office

4 min read

Cisco DNA Spaces use Wi-Fi access points to help you track and manage employee density in the workplace.

April 23, 2020

HIGH TECH POLICY

Thanks to the FCC, unlicensed technologies will be ready to help build our future

2 min read

Today the U.S. Federal Communications Commission forever altered the future of Wi-Fi. Thanks to their action, a new generation of innovation is now possible. With today’s vote, the FCC authorized 1200 MHz of 6 GHz spectrum to be opened for indoor Wi-Fi use.  This is a bold action, taken with deep knowledge of both the […]

February 13, 2020

SP360: SERVICE PROVIDER

iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro: A Win for Users and Admins

3 min read

The blend of advanced capabilities in iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro, and features built through the strategic partnership between Apple and Cisco, make the new models excellent devices both for users and for businesses that rely on mobile devices to run critical processes.

October 23, 2019

EXECUTIVE PLATFORM

Building the Network of the Future – Powered by AI

5 min read

Our first Global Networking Trends Report highlights how our customers will adopt AI tools for network management, and how network management will become increasingly relevant to businesses' bottom lines.

September 16, 2019

NETWORKING

iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro: A Win for Users and Admins

3 min read

Advanced capabilities in iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro, and features built through Cisco's strategic partnership with Apple, make the new models excellent devices both for users and businesses.

June 10, 2019

EXECUTIVE PLATFORM

The Intelligent Next Step for Intent-Based Networking

5 min read

Cisco's goal with intent-based networking has been to turn intent into network policy so that your business can innovate faster than ever. Today, we take another leap forward in our mission.

April 29, 2019

EXECUTIVE PLATFORM

Unplugged and Uninterrupted: What’s Driving Networking Today

7 min read

Enterprise Networking SVP and GM Scott Harrell discusses how networking needs have changed in recent years, and how we will move the industry forward to meet them.