Name: Larry Payne
Title: Area Vice President for U.S. Federal Sales
Company: Cisco
Intelligent innovation. In between assisting such agencies as the Navy and the Defense Information Systems Agency with their IT projects, Payne lends his expertise to helping the intelligence and military communities connect with one another. He encourages the federal IT community to think differently about technology and shows executives how to embrace innovation within their budgetary constraints. He is also involved in facilitating the firm's charitable work, including the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's annual campaign.