About
Todd Nightingale joined Arista on July 1, 2025 as President and Chief Operating Officer, overseeing enterprise data center, campus networking and manufacturing operations. He was previously chief executive officer and a board member of Fastly, Inc. from September 2022 to June 2025, and before that executive vice president and general manager of Enterprise Networking and Cloud at Cisco Systems, where he also led Cisco Meraki. He holds a B.S. in electrical engineering and computer science and a master's in engineering from MIT.
Roles
Arista Networks, Inc.
President & Chief Operating Officer · Current role
2025–present
Fastly, Inc.
Chief Executive Officer and Director
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Cisco Systems
Executive Vice President and General Manager, Enterprise Networking and Cloud
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Cisco Meraki
Senior Vice President and General Manager
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Fastly, Inc.
Chief Executive Officer
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Cisco Systems
Executive Vice President and General Manager
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Fixed Compensation
FY 2025
All other compensation
$4,975
Total compensation
$52,289,323
Performance Compensation
Data from FY 2025
Cash incentive
Non-equity incentive plan compensation
$75,000
Stock awards
Also at Arista Networks, Inc.