Joan Yanabu

Global Lead & VP of Employee Experience & Communities Cisco

Joan Yanabu Vice President, ONEx Enablement + Communities, Cisco

Joan Yanabu is Vice President, ONEx Enablement and Communities at Cisco. Her global organization brings a unified, digital-first mindset to transforming the way Cisco employees and partners adopt new training, content, processes, practices, and tools. Joan is also responsible for influencing Cisco’s greatest talent engine through prediction of future workforce needs across Cisco. She is driven by innovation and speed to deliver business transformation and impact. She combines strategy, technology, and analytics to empower development programs that enhance every stage of the business lifecycle and support professional growth. Joan joined Cisco in June 2021 from Salesforce, where she was Vice President of Digital Customer Experience, a role that combined data analytics, artificial intelligence, and technology to create best-in-class customer connections and engagements, showing customers how to be successful, and helping them achieve business value. Over thirteen years at Salesforce, Joan created business impact and innovation in many senior roles across marketing, sales strategy and IT operations. Prior to Salesforce, Joan brought her marketing talent to Dell, Williams Sonoma, E.phiphany and Digitas. A native of Ireland, Joan is based in Marin County, CA. She holds degrees in Strategy and Commerce from National