Katty Coulson - SVL Cultura Ambassador

January 21, 2015

Katty Coulson is the Regional IT leader for Latin America and Canada at Cisco Systems.

Leader of a multi-country team, she is responsible for driving the strategy to enable Business & IT alignment and customer intimacy to enhance sales opportunities and business value across the region. Operationally responsible for increasing productivity and ensuring a superb user experience across the region in close collaboration with the service owners across the IT organization. Katty is also an active member of Cisco’s Latino/Hispanic Employee Resource Organizations, having served as president from 2011-13. As an innovative leader, Katty has created and implemented a variety of programs with game changing potential for the Hispanic / Latino community and the enterprise like Program Escuela and Stretch Assignment Marketplace. Katty is a committed member of the community with special interest in promoting STEM education and improving opportunities for underprivileged students. She currently is responsible for four Cristo Rey High School students being sponsored by Cisco during the current school year. She was awarded “Cisco IT Manager of the Year” in 2012 and recognized by HACR, Young Hispanic Corporate Achievers program in 2013 for her leadership, professional success and commitment with the Latino Community. She was recently recognized by Cisco Sales Latin America as Support Function “Person of the Year” in 2014.

Katty is a born and raised Mexican. Today she resides in San Jose, CA with her husband and 3 children. She is an avid runner and enjoys giving back activities, traveling and spending time with her family.