Karen Walker Biography and Net Worth

SVP of Cisco Systems

Karen M. Walker is senior vice president and chief marketing officer at Intel Corporation. She is responsible for building and strengthening Intel’s brand, supporting growth strategies, cultivating opportunities in new and existing markets, and increasing demand for Intel’s products and solutions globally.

Walker has over 20 years of experience scaling for growth and global expansion. Prior to joining Intel in 2019, she served as chief marketing officer (CMO) of Cisco, where she led a complete transformation of the marketing function to become a leader in real-time marketing and communications. She also served as a key leader in Cisco’s transformation to a hybrid business model selling hardware, services, software as a service (SaaS) and software.

As CMO, Walker invested in the newest marketing technologies to build a multi-award-winning tech stack, creating a world-class digital marketing infrastructure. Through her leadership, Cisco transformed the marketing function from a cost center to a revenue-generating engine. Walker also led as Cisco’s brand value increased 16% in three years to $34.6 billion, ranking No. 15 on Interbrand’s Best Global Brands list.

Walker’s 20-plus years in the IT industry have included senior field and marketing leadership roles in Europe, North America and the Asia Pacific region. Walker excelled in her various roles at Cisco prior to CMO, starting as global vice president of Services Marketing, growing to take on Segments and Partners, and then finally becoming senior vice president of Go-to-Market. She joined Cisco from Hewlett-Packard, where she held both business and consumer leadership positions.
She is widely recognized as an industry authority on both technology and marketing topics. In 2017 and 2019, she was named one of the Top 10 Most Influential CMOs in the World by Forbes. She also serves as a board member of Eli Lilly, Sprout Social and the Association of National Advertisers (ANA).

Walker holds a bachelor’s degree with joint honors in chemistry and business studies from Loughborough University in England, and was awarded an honorary doctorate of business administration from the University of Sunderland in 2018.

What is Karen Walker's net worth?: The estimated net worth of Karen Walker is at least $2.38 million as of August 7th, 2024. Ms. Walker owns 40,665 shares of Cisco Systems stock worth more than $2,380,936 as of November 23rd. This net worth approximation does not reflect any other assets that Ms. Walker may own. Learn More about Karen Walker's net worth.
How do I contact Karen Walker?: The corporate mailing address for Ms. Walker and other Cisco Systems executives is 170 WEST TASMAN DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA, 95134. Cisco Systems can also be reached via phone at (408) 526-4000 and via email at [email protected]. Learn More on Karen Walker's contact information.
Has Karen Walker been buying or selling shares of Cisco Systems?: Karen Walker has not been actively trading shares of Cisco Systems within the last three months. Most recently, Karen Walker sold 5,786 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $36.49, for a transaction totalling $211,131.14. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 176,418 shares of the company's stock, valued at $6,437,492.82. Learn More on Karen Walker's trading history.
Who are Cisco Systems' active insiders?: Cisco Systems' insider roster includes Prat Bhatt (SVP), M Burns (Director), M. Burns (Director), Mark Chandler (EVP), Chris Dedicoat (EVP), Geraldine Elliott (EVP), Mark Garrett (Director), David Goeckeler (EVP), Richard Herren (Exec. VP & CFO ), Richard Herren (CFO), Rebecca Jacoby (SVP), Kristina Johnson (Director), Kelly Kramer (CFO), Maria Martinez (COO), Roderick McGeary (Director), Charles Robbins (CEO), Jeffery Sharritts (EVP), Deborah Stahlkopf (EVP), Thimaya Subaiya (EVP), Irving Tan (EVP), Karen Walker (SVP), and Maria Wong (SVP). Learn More on Cisco Systems' active insiders.
Are insiders buying or selling shares of Cisco Systems?: During the last year, insiders at the network equipment provider sold shares 22 times. They sold a total of 589,425 shares worth more than $31,826,778.68. The most recent insider tranaction occured on November, 20th when EVP Thimaya K Subaiya sold 21,230 shares worth more than $1,211,596.10. Insiders at Cisco Systems own 0.0% of the company. Learn More about insider trades at Cisco Systems.
Information on this page was last updated on 11/20/2024.

Karen Walker Insider Trading History at Cisco Systems

Transaction Date	Buy/Sell	Number of Shares	Average Share Price	Total Transaction	Shares Held After Transaction
11/22/2017	Sell	5,786	$36.49	$211,131.14	176,418
9/13/2017	Sell	23,110	$32.06	$740,906.60	192,774
6/13/2017	Sell	7,802	$31.29	$244,124.58	178,577
12/23/2016	Sell	1,793	$30.41	$54,525.13	183,275
9/20/2016	Sell	10,244	$31.17	$319,305.48	138,625
9/14/2016	Sell	19,504	$31.04	$605,404.16	148,869
6/15/2016	Sell	7,802	$28.50	$222,357.00	175,250
3/16/2016	Sell	6,234	$27.52	$171,559.68	187,750
11/18/2015	Sell	31,878	$27.00	$860,706.00	197,750
6/18/2015	Sell	10,154	$29.28	$297,309.12

Karen Walker Buying and Selling Activity at Cisco Systems

Cisco Systems Company Overview

Cisco Systems, Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells Internet Protocol based networking and other products related to the communications and information technology industry in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, Japan, and China. The company also offers switching portfolio encompasses campus switching as well as data center switching; enterprise routing portfolio interconnects public and private wireline and mobile networks, delivering highly secure, and reliable connectivity to campus, data center and branch networks; wireless products include wireless access points and controllers; and compute portfolio including the cisco unified computing system, hyperflex, and software management capabilities, which combine computing, networking, and storage infrastructure management and virtualization. In addition, it provides Internet for the future product consists of routed optical networking, 5G, silicon, and optics solutions; collaboration products, such as meetings, collaboration devices, calling, contact center, and communication platform as a service; end-to-end security product consists of network security, cloud security, security endpoints, unified threat management, and zero trust; and optimized application experiences products including full stack observability and network assurance. Further, the company offers a range of service and support options for its customers, including technical support and advanced services and advisory services. It serves businesses of various sizes, public institutions, governments, and service providers. The company sells its products and services directly, as well as through systems integrators, service providers, other resellers, and distributors. Cisco Systems, Inc. has strategic alliances with other companies. Cisco Systems, Inc. was incorporated in 1984 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.

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Market Capitalization

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