Mark D. Chandler — Chief Compliance Officer, Senior VP of Legal Services & General Counsel at Cisco

Executive Bio

Mr. Mark D. Chandler has been Chief Compliance Officer and Senior Vice President of Legal Services of Cisco Systems, Inc. since May 2012 and February 2006 respectively and its General Counsel since October 2001. Mr. Chandler served as Vice President of Legal Services of Cisco Systems, Inc. since October 2001 and its Secretary from May 2003 to November 21, 2015. He served as Senior Vice President of Cisco Systems, Inc. since February 2006. He joined Cisco in July 1996, upon Cisco's acquisition of StrataCom, Inc., where he served as General Counsel. He served as Cisco's Managing Attorney for Europe, the Middle East and Africa from December 1996 until June 1999; as Director of Worldwide Legal Operations from June 1999 until February 2001 and was promoted to Vice President of Worldwide Legal Services in February 2001. Before joining StrataCom, Mr. Chandler served as Vice President of Corporate Development and General Counsel of Maxtor Corporation from 1988 to 1994. He is also Member of the Board of Directors of Lytton Gardens Senior Communities in Palo Alto, California, the Board of Visitors of Stanford Law School, the Board of Trustees of Belmont Hill School in Belmont, Massachusetts and the Advisory Council of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington. He previously served as Member and Chairman of the City of Palo Alto Planning Commission. Mr. Chandler received a bachelor's degree in 1978 from Harvard College and a doctor of jurisprudence from Stanford Law School in 1981.

Chief Compliance Officer, Senior VP of Legal Services & General Counsel Impact on Legal Department's Culture

Mark D. Chandler holds the highest position within the Legal department at Cisco — Chief Compliance Officer, Senior VP of Legal Services & General Counsel, and therefore has influence on the culture of the Legal department. The average employee described daily life within the Legal department as a Comfortably fast paced and challenging 7 or less hour day, stating that they are happy with their work life balance. Employees within Cisco's Legal department are invested in Cisco's goals, and feel as though there is space for career growth.

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Executive Team Culture Ratings from Cisco Employees

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Do you approve of the job your executive team is doing at your company?

73% Yes

Who ranks the Executive Team the highest?

Ethnicity - Native American 93/100

Ethnicity - African American/Black 89/100

Department - Finance 83/100

Who ranks the Executive Team the lowest?

Gender - Non-Binary 55/100

Department - Product 67/100

Tenure - Over 10 Years 68/100

Cisco's Executive Team at a Glance

Based on 756 ratings, Cisco's employees are very satisfied with their Executive Team and give them an “A” or 77/100. On average, Men provided higher ratings for their Executive Team compared to Women. Also, the Finance department thinks more highly of the Executive Team relative to the Product department.

Cisco's Executive Team ranks in the Top 30% of other companies in San Francisco and Top 10% of other companies on Comparably that also have 10,000+ Employees.

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