David Mann

David Mann is an accomplished technical sales, strategy, and planning leader currently working at Cisco.1 He is based in Austin, Texas, and has a proven track record in solving complex problems and leading through transformation.1

As of February 2025, David Mann holds the position of Director, Acquisition Integration at Cisco, a role he has been in since June 2024.1 In this capacity, he is focused on Cisco's most significant acquisition to date, Splunk, working in the Program Management Office to help achieve deal synergy outcomes in Go-To-Market as well as Systems, Processes, and Tools.1

Prior to his current role, David served as Senior Leader, Global Strategy & Planning - Solutions Engineering at Cisco from May 2023 to June 2024.1 In this position, he led a team focused on talent development and role evolution, running programs to develop the next generation of top individual contributors and leaders.1

David's career at Cisco spans over a decade, during which he has held various positions including:

• Senior Manager Global Strategy & Planning - Systems Engineering (January 2021 - May 2023)
• Leader, Systems Engineering (April 2019 - January 2021)
• Systems Engineer (May 2017 - April 2019)
• Consulting Systems Engineer (2011 - 2013)
• Systems Engineer (2005 - 2011)1

Throughout his career, David has demonstrated expertise in strategic initiatives, technical account management, and solution engineering across Cisco's entire portfolio of products.1