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Dr. Gee Rittenhouse

Senior Vice President and General Manager

Security Business Group

Gee Rittenhouse is the Senior Vice President and General Manager of Cisco’s Security Business Group (SBG). With strong executive management skills and deep technical experience, he is responsible for the company's global security business including strategy, portfolio, and architecture. Previously, he was the senior vice president of engineering for SBG, where he was responsible for development efforts across the business.

In 2014, Gee was named one of Cisco's Rising Stars by CRN after he was recruited by John Chambers to help the company shape its cloud and virtualization strategy. As vice president and general manager of Cisco's Cloud and Virtualization Group, he accelerated development of the company’s software stack, NFV and SaaS consumption model.

Prior to joining Cisco, Gee served as president of Bell Labs where he led the extensive transformation of the organization that followed the merger of Bell Labs and Alcatel's Research group.

As a highly respected IT industry leader with more than 20 years of experience in the telecommunications industry, Gee is often a featured speaker on advances in mobile communications and wireless networking technology, management, policy, applications and security. He has appeared before the U.S. Congress, U.S. FCC, European Presidential Commission, and World Economic Forum. He has twice been elected to the Global Telecoms Business Power 100, published numerous articles, and holds more than a dozen patents.

Previously, Gee served as a member of the advisory board for the University of California, Santa Barbara Computer Engineering Department, chairman of the board of Green Touch, and board member at the ALU Foundation, which has the goal of educating disadvantaged women worldwide. Currently, he is a senior member of IEEE and was the previous recipient of the IEEE Communication Quality and Reliability (CQR) Chairman’s Award.

Gee has a Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

Articles

March 10, 2020

SECURITY

As the Number of Remote Workers Rises, Cisco Supports Customers with Expansion of Free Security Offerings

Helping employees, customers and partners in a time of need is one of Cisco’s core values. Right now, COVID-19 is forcing many people around the world to work remotely. This is putting a sudden strain on both IT and security teams who are being tasked with providing support for an unprecedented numb…

February 24, 2020

SECURITY

The Future of Cisco Security: Protecting What’s Now and What’s Next

When we look at the world today, it has been revolutionized by the cloud, and it has disrupted the way business is done. Companies can now connect any user on any device to any network or application. But from a security perspective this has greatly expanded the attack surface. This represents an op…

October 29, 2019

SECURITY

Cisco Named a Leader in the 2019 Forrester Zero Trust Wave

“Cisco has adopted a zero-trust strategy and is well-positioned as a prominent zero-trust player.” – The Forrester Wave™: Zero Trust eXtended Ecosystem Platform Providers, Q4 2019 In today’s modern work environment, where access happens everywhere, security is increasingly complex. With users…

September 19, 2019

SECURITY

Cisco Named a Leader in the 2019 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Network Firewalls

The network is at the heart of the digital transformation, and when it comes to securing it, the firewall remains the frontline of defense for organizations. But as the network continues to evolve, we know that security must adapt. For Cisco, this means providing network security that has world-clas…

June 11, 2019

SECURITY

Branch Security for the Digital Age

The market consideration and adoption of software-defined WAN represents the largest WAN transformation in recent history. Organizations are turning to SD-WAN to improve connectivity, reduce costs, and simplify management at their branch locations. In fact, a recent research study from the Enterpris…

March 4, 2019

SECURITY

Better: Cisco Security Drives Innovation, Growth and Empowers Customers

It has been a year since last RSAC when I became head of the Cisco Security Business Group. During this time, we have greatly expanded the number of customers we both serve and protect while continuing to deliver market leading innovation keeping ahead of today’s threats. Cisco continues to offer th…

November 14, 2018

SECURITY

Reinvent Branch Connectivity with Cisco SD-WAN Security

The proliferation of the cloud has allowed users to connect to applications and data from anywhere and from any device, which has been a net gain for businesses that have reaped the rewards of greater output and employee productivity. But many enterprises have seen their digital transformation hinde…

October 4, 2018

SECURITY

Cisco Named a Leader in the 2018 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Network Firewalls

Update 9/19/2019: Cisco Named a Leader in the 2019 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Network Firewalls Get the 2019 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Network Firewalls Read what Gee Rittenhouse has to say in his latest blog about our leadership position in the 2019 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Network Firewalls and…

October 1, 2018

EXECUTIVE PLATFORM

Securing Access for the New Perimeter with Duo Security

In today’s modern work environment, where people are on and off the network, security is getting increasingly complex. That is why Cisco has been working to build a comprehensive and integrated security portfolio that protects employees whether they are working at headquarters, at a branch office or…