Ron Sterbenz

Ron Sterbenz joined Cisco in August 2017 as part of the Observable Networks acquisition. He brings more than 16 years of industry experience in global technology marketing, strategy and execution to Cisco.

Previously, in his role as Vice President of Marketing & Cloud Route-to-Markets, Ron drove all facets of Observable’s corporate marketing and commerce from demand-to-fulfillment and billing for the SaaS service, brand development and strategic marketing.

Sterbenz’s past roles include CMO of Telx, where he was responsible for a brand makeover as well as public relations, marketing and product management. While at Equinix, Sterbenz was responsible for building and executing the segment strategy for two of its largest verticals, Cloud & Managed Service Providers and Enterprise & Alliances. Prior to its acquisition by Equinix, Sterbenz built and executed the marketing strategy of Switch & Data’s financial services practice.

He holds an MBA, as well as bachelor degrees in finance from California State University and has served in both the U.S. Marine Corps and as a Naval Deep Sea Diver.