04Benchmark Comparison
The 17. Ranked by Authority Score™.
Based on data from May 2026
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One Cisco Field CTO clears the Authority Leader threshold (61+). Four sit in Emerging Voice (41–60), six in Contributor (21–40), and six are Invisible Experts (below 21). For reference, an external Category Leader (Ariel Cohen) scores 80.9 — the gap to Cisco's bench is the opportunity.
Authority Score™
Engagement Rate (40%) · Consistency (30%) · Reach (20%) · Amplification (10%). EQ = Likes + 3·Comments + 5·Reposts.
#Field CTOFollowersPostsLikesCommentsRepostsTierAuthority Score™Score
01Jason Maynard7,478105151848Authority Leader62.0
02Andy ThurAI9,8009114309Emerging Voice50.2
03Keith O'Brien4,7332283536Emerging Voice45.1
04Keith McClellan5,80452852015Emerging Voice44.9
05Jan Heijdra3,797520125Emerging Voice41.6
06Darren Lapierre76329750Contributor37.4
07Craig Robin4,196472112Contributor35.6
08Alim H. Ali5,873410563Contributor33.9
09Hector M. Morales-Fajardo, PhD2,57122021Contributor23.4
10Rose Skandari, Ph.D.6,496118930Contributor23.3
11Duffie Cooley3,21212103Contributor21.3
12Jason Shearer4,1680000Invisible Expert15.0
13Bogdan Muraru2,7800000Invisible Expert14.3
14Jatin Sachdeva2,1770000Invisible Expert13.8
15Robert Bouchard1,1130000Invisible Expert12.6
16Zachary Miller9840000Invisible Expert12.4
17Chris Olson7920000Invisible Expert12.0
● External Benchmark — Category Leader
★Ariel Cohen40,00051,7173,74328Category Leader80.9
● Category Leader benchmark is an external reference, not part of the Cisco cohortTier thresholds: 81+ Category · 61+ Authority · 41+ Emerging · 21+ Contributor