Will Eatherton

As the SVP of the Cisco Networking Engineering team, Will leads a wide-ranging group responsible for data center, web, service provider, and campus solutions. This group encompasses cutting-edge technologies such as Meraki and ThousandEyes and longstanding Cisco product lines like Catalyst, Nexus, Intersight, and the recently launched Cisco 8000 series. Will initially joined Cisco in 2000 with the acquisition of Growth Networks. During his early years at Cisco, Will expanded his expertise in routing systems architecture and co-authored several patents on packet processing. In 2013, Will co-founded Skyport Systems, a cloud technology pioneer addressing industry gaps in cloud-managed secure virtualized systems. In 2018, Will returned to Cisco with the acquisition of Skyport Systems. With his return, Will has led the Cisco Networking Engineering team, bringing with him a wealth of industry knowledge and experience. Will is an active technology researcher, author, and speaker. His most recent speaking engagements include sessions on high-performance Ethernet fabrics for AI infrastructure and enabling enterprise generative AI with Ethernet AI networking. Will has a Master’s degree in Electric Engineering from Washington University in St. Louis, MO, and a Bachelor’s in Electric Engineering from the Missouri University of Science and Technology.