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Episode 765

Qualcomm CIO Cisco Sanchez on Becoming an Intelligent Company Across Hardware & Software

May 8, 2023
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Cisco Sanchez

SVP & Chief Information Officer of Qualcomm
Cisco Sanchez is the Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Qualcomm, a company that creates semiconductors, software, and services related to wireless technology that powers the connected intelligent edge with wireless connectivity and on-device artificial intelligence. Qualcomm earns over $44 billion in annual revenue, and Cisco has been in that role for more than a year and a half. He also spent roughly 25 years before his current role as a technology executive at FedEx, ending his tenure as senior vice president of FedEx Ground IT Systems.

Episode Overview

765: Cisco speaks about transforming Qualcomm into an intelligent company across hardware and software. Cisco shares his insights on Qualcomm’s future roadmap and the role of partnerships in the company’s broader ecosystem. We also explore how Cisco’s team is developing a solid foundation to foster growth, how culture facilitates successful change management, and why a high-functioning IT organization should act as guardrails for the rest of the organization. Finally, Cisco shares his views on how he stays ahead of the curve of emerging technology, the trends on his radar, and how he trains his team members in new skills for the future.

 

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This episode is sponsored by Quantiphi

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