Enrico Mercadante

Enrico Mercadante is a Vice President currently leading the Cisco Networking Business across the EMEA region. Over the past few years, he has led Cisco’s Architecture Specialists team and driven innovation initiatives in Southern Europe. Prior to that, he was responsible for leading Cisco Italy's efforts in innovation, architecture, and digital transformation.

Earlier in his career, Enrico led the technical presales team for Southern Europe and played a key role in developing Cisco’s cloud business in the region. He also served as a Systems Architect and Presales Manager for the telecom sector in Italy. Before joining Cisco in 2000, Enrico worked at Ericsson, serving as Product Manager for Radio Access over IP in Stockholm, and as a Systems Architect in Italy. He holds a degree in Engineering, with a specialization in Telecommunications, from La Sapienza University in Rome.