Independent Director · CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. (CSCO)

Chair, Compensation Committee

Daniel H. Schulman director compensation at Cisco Systems: $398K

Fiscal year 2025 director compensation for Daniel H. Schulman at CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.. Every figure below is printed as the company filed it and cited to the filing it came from.

Director compensation as of the proxy filed October 28, 2025 (DEF 14A). Open the filing on EDGAR.

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CISCO SYSTEMS Director Compensation Table · all 4 fiscal years held
In US dollars, as CISCO SYSTEMS reports it. Most recent year first. Totals are the company’s disclosed totals.
Fiscal yearCash feesStock awardsOption awardsOtherTotal
FY2026$124,127$269,952—$0$394,079
FY2025$152,584$244,996$0—$397,580
FY2024$107,864$283,450$0$0$391,314
FY2023$0$0$0$0—

Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. DEF 14A filed October 28, 2025, accession 0000858877-25-000150, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.

How this page was built: the CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. filed document, accession 0000858877-25-000150. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed October 28, 2025.

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$397,580 Daniel H. Schulman, FY2025 total director compensation

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Data as of October 28, 2025 · Source: Velarion Executive Compensation Database, deposited on Zenodo (doi:10.5281/zenodo.22283855).

How this board is paid

company policy · FY2025

CISCO SYSTEMS pays directors a $105,000 cash retainer and $245,000 in Fully vested shares of common stock (or deferred stock units).

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FY2025 · as the proxy prints them

Compensation (Chair) · Nominating/Governance

The rest of the CISCO SYSTEMS board

FY2025 · as the company reported each
DirectorRoleFY2025 total
Chuck RobbinsChair of the Board—
Dr. Kristina M. JohnsonIndependent Director$412,374
John D. Harris IIIndependent Director$397,580
Kevin WeilIndependent Director$164,967
Marianna TesselIndependent Director$380,626
Mark GarrettIndependent Director$439,466
Michael D. CapellasLead Independent Director$513,333
Sarah Rae MurphyIndependent Director$397,580
Wesley G. BushIndependent Director$396,583

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