Gustavo Medina

Gustavo Medina, CCIE #51487, is a Senior Solutions Architect who is passionate about helping enterprise customers design and implement secure and scalable architectures. Known for his ability to solve complex problems and connect the dots across technologies, teams, and business requirements, he takes great pride in contributing to the security industry in meaningful and lasting ways. Beyond his customer work, he mentors engineers around the world and enables Cisco partners on emerging technologies. His influence extends across the company through his involvement in reviewing Cisco official certification exams, presenting at Cisco Live, and developing technical content published on cisco.com.

Since joining Cisco in 2009, Gustavo has been recognized as a trusted advisor and respected member of the global security community. Over the course of his career, he has built deep expertise in network security technologies and has served in roles based in Heredia, Costa Rica; Research Triangle Park, North Carolina; and Mexico City, Mexico. He remains committed to excellence, innovation, and advancing the practice of secure network design through clarity, collaboration, and a problem-solving mindset.