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Gavin Lloyd

Visionary · DISC type Ds
Global Director, Competitive Intelligence at Cisco
📍 Bromham, England, United Kingdom

Gavin leads competitive intelligence at Cisco, analyzing market trends in SASE, AI, and multi-cloud networking. A graduate of UCL, he is passionate about developing go-to-market strategies that distill complex technologies into simple, compelling business outcomes to accelerate market leadership.

He has a deep background in the public sector, having served as a national security advisor for Cisco and consulted for the UK Home Office and Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

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Experience
18 Years
Current Role
Global Director, Competitive Intelligence
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Bromham, England, United Kingdom
Personality Overview

How Gavin shows up

Risk Tolerant
Fast But Thoughtful
Big Vision Person

They exhibit a rare combination of being result-oriented but patient at the same time. Reading between the lines and seeing beyond your words comes naturally to them. They might take some time to make their mind up but once they do, they don't change it easily.

Priorities

Topics Gavin cares about

Go-to-Market Strategy
He focuses on shaping effective go-to-market strategies that translate complex technology into clear business outcomes for customers.
Competitive Intelligence
He leads a team of analysts focused on competitive analysis across Cisco's portfolio, with the goal of accelerating the company's market leadership.
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Career

Work history

8-2021
Global Director, Competitive Intelligence
Cisco
5-2018 - 8-2021
Government National Security Advisor
Cisco
4-2016 - 5-2018
Managing Director CloudNet Design Ltd
CloudNet Design Limited
7-2011 - 3-2016
Cisco Solution Architect
Cisco
11-2006 - 7-2011
Network Design Engineer
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
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Education
2000 - 2004
Bachelor of Science (BSc)
University of Hertfordshire
2014 - 2016
Master’s Degree
UCL
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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