Amanda Cumberland

Amanda Cumberland is a senior executive at Cisco, currently serving as the Senior Director of Research and Governance in the Chief Sustainability Office.23 Her career at Cisco has been focused on measuring impact, ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) reporting, and sustainability initiatives.

Career at Cisco

Amanda joined Cisco towards the end of her Ph.D. program, initially to help measure the impact of the Networking Academy and other programs.1 Her role at Cisco has evolved over time:

1. She started in a role focused on assessment data and analysis.
2. Later, she joined the strategy team in Corporate Affairs under Mary de Wysocki.
3. She then led a centralized team focused on metrics and research.
4. For the past few years, she has been leading the creation of Cisco's annual Purpose Report and ESG Hub.1

Current Responsibilities

In her current role, Amanda is responsible for:

• Leading the creation of Cisco's annual Purpose Report and ESG Reporting Hub
• Conducting analyses and benchmarking for ESG initiatives
• Creating ESG materiality analyses
• Developing reporting strategies
• Coordinating with over 40 teams and 160 subject matter experts across Cisco for comprehensive ESG reporting1

Background and Expertise

Amanda has a strong academic background:

• She holds a Ph.D. with a focus on social and developmental psychology.
• Her studies emphasized statistics and complex statistical techniques.
• She has experience in publishing articles in empirical journals.1

Her expertise lies in:

• Measuring impact and program effectiveness
• ESG strategy and reporting
• Corporate social responsibility
• Data analysis and research methodologies

Amanda's passion for measuring impact and her background in research and statistics have been instrumental in her leadership role in ESG reporting at Cisco.1