Shannon Leininger is the SVP of Global Partner Sales and the Splunk Channel Chief at Cisco, where she is dedicated to transforming Cisco’s global partner ecosystem. A visionary leader, Shannon is developing a world-class partner sales organization that drives strategic initiatives across a diverse ecosystem to accelerate partner-driven growth across the unified Cisco and Splunk portfolio. With a strong focus on innovation, her organization is dedicated to incubating and scaling new and existing routes-to-market tailored for the AI era and strengthening Cisco’s global market presence. Throughout her 18 years at Cisco, Shannon has built a legacy of developing high-performing teams and advocating for the next generation of leaders, and is a champion of Cisco’s purpose to power an inclusive future for all.