John T. Chambers

JOHN T. CHAMBERS BACKGROUND / BIOGRAPHY

• • John Chambers is Chairman and CEO of Cisco. He has helped grow the company from $70 million when he joined Cisco in January 1991, to $1.2 billion when he assumed the role of CEO, to its current run rate of $36 billion. In November 2006, Chambers was named Chairman of the Board, in addition to his CEO role. Chambers joined Cisco in 1991 as Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales and Operations. He assumed the role of President and CEO in 1995. Prior to joining Cisco, he spent eight years at Wang Laboratories (1982-1990) and six years with IBM (1976-1982). He holds a law degree (1974) and a bachelor of science / bachelor of arts degree (1971) in business from West Virginia University and a masters of business administration degree in finance and management (1975) from Indiana University.

• • INVESTOR
  • Cisco Systems
• • TITLE
  • Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
• • INVESTOR ADDRESS
  • 170 West Tasman Drive
    San Jose, CA 95134
    United States