Cisco appointed Kevin Weil, Chief Product Officer at OpenAI, to its board of directors effective May 12, 2025, reinforcing the company’s commitment to AI-driven innovation and product leadership. The announcement comes as Cisco accelerates its AI initiatives through infrastructure partnerships, product expansions, and key leadership moves.
Weil brings a broad track record in scaling digital platforms and transforming emerging technologies into mass-market solutions. At OpenAI, Weil has played a central role in delivering generative AI tools to more than 500 million users and organizations worldwide. His past leadership experience includes senior product roles at Twitter, Instagram, and Planet Labs, as well as cofounding Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency project.
- Kevin Weil joins Cisco’s board effective May 12, 2025.
- Weil currently serves as Chief Product Officer at OpenAI, helping deliver AI to 500M+ users.
- Past roles include product leadership at Planet Labs, Instagram, Twitter, and cofounder of Libra.
- Weil also serves on the board of The Nature Conservancy and holds degrees from Harvard and Stanford.
Additional members of Cisco’s Board include:
- Wesley G. Bush – Former Chairman and CEO of Northrop Grumman.
- Michael D. Capellas – Founder and CEO of Capellas Strategic Partners.
- Mark Garrett – Former Executive Vice President and CFO of Adobe Systems.
- John D. Harris II – Former Vice President of Business Development at Raytheon.
- Dr. Kristina M. Johnson – CEO of Johnson Energy Holdings, LLC and former U.S. Secretary of Education.
- Sarah Rae Murphy – Former Chief Procurement Officer at United Airlines;.
- Charles H. Robbins – Chair and CEO of Cisco
- Daniel H. Schulman – Former President and CEO of PayPal Holdings, Inc.
- Marianna Tessel – Executive Vice President and General Manager, Small Business & Self-Employed Group at Intuit