Julia Chen

Julia Chen is currently the Vice President of Partner Transformation in the Global Partner Organization at Cisco. In this role, she focuses on enhancing partner capability to gain access to new market segments and increase market share.

Prior to this position, Julia served as the Senior Director of Tech and Strategy at Cisco Systems within the Office of the CEO, where she advised the CEO and Executive Leadership Team on technology strategy and its alignment with business planning.

Julia also has experience as the COO of the Los Angeles office of Boston Consulting Group, overseeing various operational aspects including staffing, HR, IT, and overall office operations.

Her extensive consulting background includes roles as a Consultant, Project Leader, and Principal at the Boston Consulting Group, where she led teams to identify root causes of business problems through data analysis and implemented tailored solutions for clients across various industries.

Julia's projects at BCG ranged from strategy formulation for engineering and tech companies to supply chain optimization, culture improvement, market strategy development, and more. She has also been involved in pro bono work aimed at enhancing education effectiveness and has led significant research initiatives, such as quantifying the impact of IT on small and medium-sized businesses worldwide.

Additionally, Julia has a history of involvement in various consulting roles, including at Monitor Group and as a researcher at Princeton University, focusing on Dynamic Hardware Modulated Parallelism in Chip Multiprocessors.

Julia's educational background includes studying at University High School, earning an MBA from Harvard Business School, completing a Masters program at Princeton University, and obtaining a BS from the University of California, Los Angeles.