About Raquel Cool

Tech journalist turned award-winning executive communications professional.

As Sr. Manager, Executive Communications, at Cisco, I lead internal communications for nearly 30,000 global employees, mostly engineers. I’m part of an incredible exec comms team that supports the EVP, GM of Cisco Networking. I care a lot about translating technical information into compelling, visually-focused stories that inspire action.

Passionate about storytelling, bringing big ideas to life, and coffee.

30 Second Bio (Emoji level: Indulgent)

• I'm from 🇵🇦 Panama living in Santa Cruz, California. Grew up in Miami, mostly. 🌴

• Raised in a tricultural household. I speak English 🇺🇸 fluently, Spanish 🇵🇦 efficiently, and Chinese 🇨🇳 kitchenly.

• Currently reading: The Culture Map by Erin Meyer and The Creative Act by Rick Rubin. 📚

• Fan of micro habits. I’m writing one line a day for the next five years. ✏️

• Volunteer work: I’m the speaker liaison for TEDxSantaCruz 2024. 🎤 I sleep out each year to help youth facing homelessness. 💛

• Making art brings me joy.

Kudos to you for making it this far. Thanks for stopping by! 👋

You can also find me on LinkedIn.