Richard Scott Herren has sold stock and made no open-market buys since Nov 2016

R. Scott Herren is a corporate finance executive and former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (EVP, CFO) of Cisco Systems, Inc., making him a registered individual insider at the company.( Cisco appointed Herren as EVP and CFO effective December 18, 2020, where he reported directly to Chairman and CEO Chuck Robbins and oversaw the company’s global finance organization, capital allocation, and investor relations.( During his Cisco tenure, he was a frequent spokesperson on the company’s strategy, including its transition toward software, subscriptions, and AI-related networking solutions, and he executed multiple pre‑arranged Rule 10b5‑1 stock sales as a senior insider.(

Before joining Cisco, Herren served as Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President at Autodesk from 2014 to 2020, where he played a central role in transforming Autodesk’s business model from perpetual software licenses to SaaS and recurring subscriptions.( Earlier in his career he held senior finance and leadership roles at Citrix Systems for roughly 14 years, including Senior Vice President of Finance, following more than 15 years in strategy and financial positions at FedEx and IBM, building deep expertise in global operations and technology-focused finance.( Herren holds a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology and an MBA in Finance from Columbia University, credentials that underpin his long-standing focus on operational efficiency and shareholder value.( As of 2025–2026, he has transitioned from Cisco’s CFO role into board and advisory positions, including audit committee chair and board roles at several public companies.(

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