Biography

Board member since 2026

Mr. Herren currently serves as an executive advisor at Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO). Prior to his current advisory position, Mr. Herren served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at Cisco from December 2020 until August 2025, managing the financial strategy, global finance organization, procurement, corporate development, and acquisition integrations for the company. Prior to joining Cisco in 2020, Mr. Herren spent over six years as CFO at Autodesk (NASDAQ: ADSK) where he was responsible for global financial strategy including operations, corporate development, financial systems, tax and treasury as well as the company’s procurement organizations. Mr. Herren serves on the board of directors and chairs the Audit Committee for Rubrik (NYSE: RBRK), is on the board of the Technology Association of Georgia, is the past chair of the Georgia Tech President’s Advisory Board and is a member of their College of Engineering Advisory Board.

Education and awards

Bachelor of Industrial Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology, Master of Business Administration degree in Finance from Columbia University.