Craig Connors
CTO, Security Business Group, Cisco Systems, Inc.
Craig Connors is VP and CTO for Cisco Security Business Group. Previously, Craig served in multiple roles at VMWare: VP and GM for the SASE Business, CTO for Service Provider and Edge BU, CTO for the SD-WAN and SASE, and as Chief Architect for VMware’s SD-WAN, both before and after VMware’s acquisition of VeloCloud. Prior to VeloCloud, Craig had his first tenure with Cisco, working in the Corporate Development Technology Group's Advanced Development Team. Craig was also a Principal Engineer and Software Development Manager for Talari Networks. Prior to Talari Networks his programming work was centered in the online gaming space. Craig is a veteran of the US Army and has a BS in Computer Science from NC State University. He has 19 issued patents in the networking and security domains.