Summary
Lucy Mbugua is an Account Manager focused on Financial Services at Cisco with 11 years of tech industry experience bridging deep technical expertise and commercial impact. A former Systems Engineer and DevNet advocate, she combines hands-on software and network programmability knowledge with strategic account planning to deliver secure, scalable solutions for complex, regulated environments. She has led developer and channel enablement across Sub-Saharan Africa, building partner capacity for automation, SASE, hybrid cloud and managed services adoption. Her academic background—an MSc in Computer Science with Cyber Security and a First Class BSc in Business Information Technology—underpins a strong commitment to data protection and compliance. Known for translating technical detail into business value, she excels at negotiating enterprise deals while coaching teams and partners to close technically ambitious wins. Outside work she stays hands-on with coding and community engagement, blending practitioner curiosity with client-focused leadership.
11 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS Computer Science with Cyber Security, Master of Science - MS Computer Science with Cyber Security at University of York
Bachelor of Science (BSc), Business Information Technology, First Class Honors, Bachelor of Science (BSc), Business Information Technology, First Class Honors at Strathmore University
CPA, Certified Public Accountant, CPA, Certified Public Accountant at Kenya College of Accountancy
English, Swahili