Cisco announced the appointment of Sarah Rae Murphy to its board of directors effective August 24, 2022. Murphy served in several executive roles during her 16 years at United Airlines, most recently as chief procurement officer and senior vice president of Global Sourcing. Throughout her time at United, Murphy served in leadership roles ranging from financial to operational and customer-facing in nature, including as senior vice president for United Express, vice president of Global Operations Strategy, Planning and Design and vice president of Financial Planning and Analysis.

Prior to joining United in 2006, Murphy served as an analyst at Merrill Lynch in its investment banking division. Murphy holds a Bachelor of Science in Operations Research - Engineering Management Systems from Columbia University's School of Engineering and Applied Science. In addition to Murphy, Cisco board members include: M. Michele Burns, Wesley G. Bush, Michael D. Capellas, Mark Garrett, John D. Harris II, Dr. Kristina M. Johnson, Roderick C. McGeary, Chuck Robbins, Brenton L. Saunders, Dr. Lisa Su, and Marianna Tessel.