Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) are no longer small, informal groups for people with common interests, identities, and issues. Representing nearly ten percent of Cisco employees in 2010, they are now partners that help build business results at Cisco.
These groups provide leadership and growth opportunities at Cisco. They participate in important company initiatives, help Cisco expand into new markets, exert influence, create meaningful messaging, and build opportunities through collaborative leadership. ERGs are just one example of how Cisco is becoming a dynamic networked organization.
Cisco ERGs bring their diverse expertise to engage in product development, marketing, and advertising to an increasingly diverse consumer base. By identifying new ways to better support customers, ERGs are a hotbed for Cisco innovation, business engagement, and diverse perspectives.
Cisco Employee Resource Groups
Cisco Asian Affinity Network: Provides a forum and a professional network for Asian employees worldwide.
Cisco Black Employee Network: Creates an environment for African-American employees to facilitate business excellence, career growth, and community involvement.
Cisco Connected Women: Empowers professional growth of female employees by offering networking, mentoring, and career development resources. Promotes both professional and engineering career paths among girls and women in the community.
Connected Women Technology Network: A technology community dedicated to providing career development, leadership opportunities, and personal development for women in technical roles within Cisco.
Conexion: Facilitates Latino professional development, community and educational outreach, networking, and advancement of Cisco business objectives.
Early Career Network (ECN): Helps early-career new hires to succeed at Cisco by facilitating leadership, professional relationships, and shared experiences.
Experienced Influencers: Is dedicated to positioning Cisco as the employer of choice for baby boomers, engaging employees throughout their career and into retirement.
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, & Advocates Network: Creates a climate embracing gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (GLBT) individuals as part of the Cisco family and valuing them for their contributions to the company and their local and global communities.
Indians Connecting People: Links the Cisco Indian employee community to facilitate professional development and networking, promote business growth, and give back to communities in need.
Middle East Inclusion and Diversity Network: Focuses on Middle Eastern employees who want to enhance their careers, support the community, and grow the business by facilitating business partnerships between Cisco and the community.
Veterans Enablement & Troop Support: Helps integrate the experience, values, and knowledge of both active-duty service people and veterans.
