# Ashley Pearlman

> Ashley Pearlman is Director of CEO Communications at Cisco, based in Raleigh, North Carolina. A University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill graduate, she interned at Cisco in 2015 and joined full time in 2016. Her documented work includes CEO keynote development, written communications and employee-news video projects; Ragan recognized her in its 2022 Rising Stars category.

- **Role:** Director, CEO Communications at Cisco
- **Organizations:** Cisco, The Daily Tar Heel
- **Education:** B.A. Media and Journalism, Advertising Concentration; B.A. Political Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- **Known for:** 2022 Ragan Top Women in Communications recognition in the Rising Stars category., Developed CEO keynote presentations for RSA and Cisco Partner Summit in 2021., Led an employee-news video initiative described in her 2022 award profile.

## Career timeline

- **2014–2016** — Held advertising account roles at The Daily Tar Heel.
- **2015** — Interned in Cisco’s Global Demand Center in Research Triangle Park; accepted a full-time offer in September.
- **2016** — Graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill and joined Cisco full time in August; worked in social media communications.
- **2019** — Became Executive Communications Manager in the Office of the Chair and CEO.
- **2021** — Led development and execution of CEO keynotes for RSA and Cisco Partner Summit.
- **2022** — Recognized in the Rising Stars category of Ragan’s Top Women in Communications Awards.
- **2023** — Became Senior Manager, External Communications in the Office of the Chair and CEO.
- **2025** — Became Director, CEO Communications in November, according to the public career directory; her LinkedIn confirms the current title.

## Achievements

- 2022 Ragan Top Women in Communications recognition in the Rising Stars category.
- Developed CEO keynote presentations for RSA and Cisco Partner Summit in 2021.
- Led an employee-news video initiative described in her 2022 award profile.

## Latest updates

- **2025-11** — Public career directory dates her appointment as Director, CEO Communications to November 2025; her LinkedIn lists that title.
- **2025-06** — Casey Corman publicly included Pearlman among the colleagues involved in Cisco’s AI-era corporate positioning work.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashleycirone

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