About

Alison Gleeson has served on the 8x8 board since August 2021, where she chairs the Compensation Committee and serves on the Technology & Cybersecurity Committee.

She is a Special Advisor and Portfolio Committee Member at investment firm Brighton Park Capital since January 2020. She previously spent more than 20 years at Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO), including as Senior Vice President of the Americas from 2014 to 2018 - Cisco's largest geographic region, responsible for more than $25 billion in annual sales and nearly 9,000 employees across 35 countries. She currently serves on the boards of Elastic N.V. (NYSE: ESTC) and ZoomInfo Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: ZI).

Roles

8X8 Inc.
Director · Current role
2021–present
Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO)
Senior Vice President, Americas · Led Cisco's largest geographic region, responsible for more than $25 billion in annual sales and nearly 9,000 employees across 35 countries.
2014-2018

External Roles

Brighton Park Capital
Special Advisor and Portfolio Committee Member
Jan 2020-present
Elastic N.V. (NYSE: ESTC)
Director
Jul 2022-present
ZoomInfo Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: ZI)
Director
Jan 2020-present

Director Compensation

FY 2026
Fees earned or paid in cash
$121,000
Fiscal year2026
Stock awards
$135,000
Outstanding RSUs held (3/31/2026)66,502
Total
$256,000

Also at 8X8 Inc.

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