10Authority Risks
Where the Field CTO authority profile is structurally exposed.
Concentration Risk
High visibility, narrow base.
- Top 4 own the majority of all engagement signal.
- If 2 of 4 slow cadence, Cisco's market visibility drops materially.
- Mitigation: activate Emerging Voices and Contributors to broaden the base.
Invisibility Risk
Six experts. Zero signal.
- Six Field CTOs are Invisible Experts with deep technical authority that does not appear publicly.
- Cisco loses share of voice on conversations it could otherwise lead.
- Mitigation: minimum-viable cadence program (1 post / week).
Category Risk
No Category Leader on the bench.
- Only one Cisco Field CTO (Cory Minton, 71.5) currently clears the Authority Leader threshold; zero reach Category Leader.
- No Field CTO yet owns a category in the eyes of the market.
- Mitigation: assign category ownership to each Authority Leader and Emerging Voice.