Join WLS25 for a Conversation with a Courageous Leader: Denise Lee
Early Bird Registration is Now Open – Register by March 31 to Get 25% OFF!
MJAA Women’s Leadership Summit 2025 (WLS25)
Building Bridges: Cultivating Meaningful Allies and Sponsors
- Date: May 3, 2025
- Time: 9:30 AM – 5:30 PM
- Location: ServiceNow Headquarters, 2225 Lawson Lane, Santa Clara, CA 95054
Join us for a keynote fireside chat with Denise Lee, VP of Cisco’s Engineering Sustainability Office and Engineering Alliances, as she reveals her approach to navigating career transitions that led to her ideal leadership role.
With 15 years at Cisco and a history of forging her own unique path, Denise will share her insights on:
- Creating your own career path through strategic transitions
- Building strong connections and commanding respect through interpersonal skills
- The power of mentorship and sponsorship in professional growth
As an AAPI woman who has often been the only person of her background in the room, Denise’s journey to creating and leading Cisco’s Engineering Sustainability Office offers invaluable lessons for anyone looking to design their own leadership trajectory.
Today, Denise leads a team that’s fundamentally reshaping how Cisco approaches engineering sustainability—building solutions that minimize energy consumption while maintaining peak performance. Her collaborative approach across business functions ensures sustainability remains at the core of Cisco’s engineering decisions.
About Denise Lee
Denise Lee is Vice President of Cisco’s Engineering Sustainability Office and Engineering Alliances where she leads a team that is defining Cisco’s long-term vision and roadmap, building new business blueprints and embedding offers across multiple portfolios.
She and her team collaborate across every function of the business to develop and create integrated ecosystems to address the rising complexity of AI and smart building requirements from the campus to the data center. This effort is foundational to incubate and scale sustainable solutions that accelerate the journey to net zero for Cisco, its customers and partners.
Denise holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of California Berkeley Haas School of Business and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management.
Secure your spot at WLS25 today, and you’ll get 25% off! Just remember, this early bird discount ends March 31st.
We look forward to seeing you at WLS25!