Summary
Craig Hill is a Distinguished Architect in Cisco’s U.S. Public Sector CTO Office with 30+ years at Cisco and two decades as a Distinguished Engineer, specializing in secure global WANs, cloud networking, MACsec, post-quantum and Type-1 encryption, and AI-integrated network infrastructures. He leads CTO-level strategy and product roadmaps for mission-critical government and Fortune 50 deployments, translating executive priorities into hands-on engineering and operational solutions. Holder of CCIE #1628 since 1995, 15+ U.S. patents, and an active IETF contributor, Craig combines deep protocol and cryptography expertise with practical experience in SD-WAN, SASE, segment routing, and non‑terrestrial IP routing. As an independent board member of QuSecure and a 12x Cisco Live Distinguished Speaker, he brings uncommon visibility into quantum-resilient encryption adoption and talent development, having mentored hundreds of engineers now leading in critical roles.
10 years of coding experience
20 years of employment as a software developer
B.S. Electrical Engineering, Electronic and Computer Engineering, B.S. Electrical Engineering, Electronic and Computer Engineering at Capitol Technology University
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering at University of Maryland