Chuck Robbins
Chair and CEO of Cisco since 2015, leading its shift toward AI infrastructure, security and software
- Chair and Chief Executive Officer (CEO since July 2015; Chair since December 2017), Cisco12
- Chair, Business Roundtable1
Chuck Robbins is the Chair and Chief Executive Officer of Cisco, the networking and security company. Robbins was named CEO in July 2015 and elected Chair of the Board in December 2017, after more than two decades in Cisco's sales and partner organizations, and has guided a renewed emphasis on artificial intelligence, software, cybersecurity and networking.12
Career
Robbins spent more than 25 years at Cisco, holding leadership roles in regional sales and in the partner organization, where Robbins helped build Cisco's partner program, before leading the global sales organization.1
Cisco named Robbins CEO in July 2015, and the board elected Robbins its Chair on December 11, 2017. Cisco's executive leadership page lists Robbins as Chair and Chief Executive Officer today.12
Cisco in the AI era
Cisco describes its recent strategy under Robbins as a renewed emphasis on artificial intelligence, software and services, cloud-native applications, cybersecurity, energy efficiency and networking, with the aim of connecting and protecting infrastructure and data in the AI era.1
Outside Cisco, Robbins chairs the Business Roundtable, serves on the board of BlackRock, and is a member of the World Economic Forum's International Business Council.1
Work
Cisco's AI-era strategy (external site: newsroom.cisco.com)
As CEO, has led Cisco's strategic shift toward artificial intelligence, software and services, cloud-native applications, cybersecurity, energy efficiency and networking.1
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