Darren Pleasance

Darren is the SVP of Cisco's Acceleration Center. Prior to joining Cisco, Darren was an executive at Google as well as a Partner at McKinsey & Company.

Darren is active in the aviation community. In addition to his Board position with the EAA, he is an advisor to UP Partners, as well as a Piper Meridian recurrency instructor and an active warbird, seaplane, and aerobatic aviator. As president of the Northern California Aerobatic Club, he led the Chapter to becoming the largest IAC chapter in the country and served for several years on the national IAC Board.

Darren has logged over 7,000 hours of flying time, holds an ATP certificate and is a current CFI, and owns several experimental and certified light aircraft.