Cisco President: What Makes Agentic AI Transformation Work?
CXOTalk, Friday, October 23rd, 2026
Cisco President Jeetu Patel on adapting people, accountability and budgets as AI agents take on engineering and operational work.
In CXOTalk episode 934, Michael Krigsman talks with Jeetu Patel, president and chief product officer of Cisco, about how large enterprises are assigning daily work to AI agents alongside human teams.
Drawing on Cisco's experience with AI agents writing product code, Patel discusses how successful adopters adjust management practices, employee roles and accountability.
He explains why leaders must plan AI token costs alongside human staffing budgets, and what organizational decisions CIOs, CEOs and boards face as agents absorb more of the work.
The episode is underwritten by Cornerstone OnDemand.