Denise Shiffman is a computer industry executive with extensive technology and marketing experience, including a deep understanding of digital transformation and AI. Throughout her career, she has led product innovation and business transformation to enable significant growth opportunities. Most recently, Denise served as Senior Vice President, Chief Strategy and Marketing Officer for Cisco Systems where she and her team drove Cisco Networking’s AI vision and strategy. Prior to joining Cisco in 2023, she founded and led GroupWell, Inc., a data-driven telehealth therapy service. She was the Chief Product Officer at DriveScale, Inc. and SVP of Product & Strategy at Juniper Networks, where she was responsible for the networking and cybersecurity businesses. Denise previously held senior executive positions at GlaxoSmithKline and Sun Microsystems and was a member of the board of directors for the Association of National Advertisers (ANA). Denise is the award-winning author of “The Age of Engage: Reinventing Marketing for Today’s Connected, Collaborative, and Hyperinteractive Culture.” Having grown up in Southern California where she spent most of her free time in the ocean, she has a passion for protecting the ocean, marine wildlife and ocean communities. Denise holds an MBA from Pepperdine University and a bachelor’s degree in sociology from Syracuse University.