Mark Patterson

Mark Patterson serves Cisco Systems, based in San Jose, CA, as the Senior Vice President and Chief of Staff to the Chair & CEO. He has been affiliated with Cisco for an extensive tenure of 23 years. Prior to his current role, he held positions at IPMobile and Arthur Anderson & Company. Mr. Patterson has been actively involved in the non-profit sector. He has affiliations with NPower and has previously contributed to the 49ers Foundation and Business Executives for National Security. He holds a B.B.A. in Accounting from Baylor University and has contributed $290 to Democratic causes.