Cisco chief found a 27-year-old ex-founder ‘buried away in the organization doing something unstrategic’—now the Gen Zer is rewriting 98% of its code
Summary
Fortune reports Cisco’s leadership under Jeetu Patel has tapped Gen Z talent by giving unlimited AI tokens to a 27-year-old ex-founder to rewrite 98% of Cisco’s legacy code within 24 months. The piece highlights a shift toward AI-native, experimentation-focused hiring and the tensions between veteran staff and newer thinkers.