Francine Katsoudas

Francine Katsoudas

Exec VP and Chief People, Policy and Purpose Officer at Cisco Systems
Company Tenure: 28 years
Education:
University of California, Berkeley (B.A.)
Biography:

Francine Katsoudas is the Executive Vice President and Chief People, Policy, and Purpose Officer at Cisco Systems. She has been affiliated with Cisco for 28 years. The company is headquartered in San Jose, CA. In addition to her role at Cisco Systems, she has also been affiliated with ADP for 4 years. In terms of non-profit affiliations, she is currently involved with Global Citizen and was previously affiliated with AmeriCares. Katsoudas obtained a Bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Berkeley. Her involvement in political contributions showcases an interest in supporting Democratic causes, with a noteworthy donation of $26,700, alongside a smaller contribution of $2,700 to Republican political interests.

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Republican Support
Democratic Support
$2,700 $26,700

Affiliated Companies

Cisco Systems

Cisco Systems

Key Statements

"And so what's interesting at Cisco is at the top, we have good diversity. We have great diversity coming in. So it's the middle of the organization that we have to continue to focus on. It's almost existential."

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" And so when I was young, I was a feminist from a very early age. I think I was a feminist at five. Not a dirty word. No, I love that word."

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[Talking about the S in ESG] "Another S would be representation. What does your representation look like as a company? How transparent are you being about the shifts and the work that you're doing? I think another really easy one would be, what does inclusion look like? Are your executives paid as it relates to the S? And so I do think, Steve, again, we could establish these very basic S's that we all agree are important."

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