# Sandy Lerner

> Sandy Lerner is co-founder of Cisco Systems. Galileo API + MCP on Anchor Terminal, with grades, an about and public profiles.

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- Updated: 2026-10-29

Co-founder, Cisco Systems.

## What Sandy builds

- [Galileo API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/galileo.md), graded D, 47.9/100, in Agent observability & evals. Hosted tracing, evaluation metrics and guardrails for LLM apps and agents, with a REST API, Python and TypeScript SDKs and an 8-tool MCP server in preview. Co-founder, Cisco Systems, researched 2026-10-29.

## Works with

- [Atindriyo Sanyal](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/atindriyo-sanyal/), Co-founder and CPO
- [Chuck Robbins](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/chuck-robbins/), Chair and Chief Executive Officer, Cisco
- [Jeetu Patel](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/jeetu-patel/), President and Chief Product Officer, Cisco
- [Leonard Bosack](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/leonard-bosack-2/), Co-founder, Cisco Systems
- [Vikram Chatterji](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/vikram-chatterji/), Co-founder and former CEO, now a product leader at Cisco
- [Yash Sheth](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/yash-sheth/), Co-founder and CTO

## Backed by

- [Scale Venture Partners](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/scale-venture-partners/)
- [Premji Invest](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/premji-invest/)
- [Databricks](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/databricks/)
- [American Express](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/american-express/)
- [Citi](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/citi/)
- [ServiceNow](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/servicenow/)
- [SentinelOne](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/sentinelone/)
- [Battery Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/battery-ventures/)
- [Walden Catalyst Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/walden-catalyst-ventures/)
- [Factory](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/factory/)
- [Clement Delangue](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/clement-delangue/)
- [Ankit Sobti](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/ankit-sobti/)
- [FPV Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/fpv-ventures/)
- [Anthony Goldbloom](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/anthony-goldbloom/)
- [Pegah Ebrahimi](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/pegah-ebrahimi/)
- [Wesley Chan](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/wesley-chan/)

## Questions

### Who is Sandy Lerner?

Sandy Lerner is co-founder of Cisco Systems.

### What does Galileo (now Splunk Agent Observability, Cisco) make?

Anchor Terminal lists Galileo API + MCP from Galileo (now Splunk Agent Observability, Cisco). Hosted tracing, evaluation metrics and guardrails for LLM apps and agents, with a REST API, Python and TypeScript SDKs and an 8-tool MCP server in preview.

### Who has invested in Galileo (now Splunk Agent Observability, Cisco)?

The sources our research read name Scale Venture Partners, Premji Invest, Databricks, American Express, Citi, ServiceNow, SentinelOne, Battery Ventures, Walden Catalyst Ventures, Factory, Clement Delangue, Ankit Sobti, FPV Ventures, Anthony Goldbloom, Pegah Ebrahimi and Wesley Chan.

### How are Sandy's tools graded?

Galileo API + MCP is graded D, 47.9 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.

## Sources

- https://galileo.ai/about
- https://www.splunk.com/en_us/blog/author/vikchat.html
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/vikram-chatterji
- https://x.com/vikramchatterji
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/atinsanyal
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/yash-sheth-
- https://galileo.ai/
- https://galileo.ai
- https://agent-observability-docs.splunk.com/references/faqs/troubleshooting
- https://www.splunk.com/en_us/about-splunk/contact-us.html
- https://v2docs.galileo.ai/what-is-galileo

Not the same person as [Sandy Lerner](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/sandy-lerner/) (Cisco Systems, Inc.), as far as the research can tell.

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