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Gavin Lloyd

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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
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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
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