John Morgridge
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John P. Morgridge joined Cisco Systems in 1988 as President and CEO, and grew the company from $5 million to more than $1 billion in sales, and from 34 to more than 2,250 employees. In 1990 he took Cisco public, and in 1995 was appointed Chairman. During his tenure, Cisco has become the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet, with more than $25 billion in revenues and some 50,000 employees in 77 countries.
2006 saw Cisco sell equipment to the People's Republic of China for Internet censorship, John Morgridge was Chairman at the time.[1][2][3]
Morgridge helped set the culture of Cisco; one of innovation, empowerment, frugality and giving back. As Chairman, he continues to champion a range of education and corporate citizenship initiatives, and is a guiding force behind the company's long-term commitment to focusing on basic human needs, responsible citizenship and access to education.
Morgridge speaks frequently to audiences worldwide about philanthropy, strategic management and principled leadership, entrepreneurialism, and how education and technology can fuel economic development in developing nations.
He teaches management at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business and serves on its School of Business Advisory Council. In 1996, he received Stanford's Arbuckle Award for excellence in management leadership.
Prior to Cisco, Morgridge was president and COO of GRiD Systems, and before that held senior positions with Stratus Computer and Honeywell Information Systems. He earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Wisconsin and an MBA from Stanford.
Morgridge and his wife, Tashia, actively support a range of education, conservation, and human services initiatives. He serves on the boards of CARE (relief), the Cisco Foundation, the Cisco Learning Institute, the Council on Competitiveness, Interplast, The Nature Conservancy, and the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF). Morgridge is also a Trustee of Stanford University.
[edit] Positions Held
- Chairman: Cisco Systems, Inc., The Nature Conservancy
- Director: CARE; Interplast, Inc.; TOSA Foundation; Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
- Former Director: The American Leadership Forum of Silicon Valley
- Professor: Stanford University Graduate School of Business
- Co-Founder: TOSA Foundation
- Advisory Council: Information Technology Advisory Board, The Nature Conservancy; Stanford University Graduate School of Business; 21st Century Education Board
- Former President: GRiD Systems, Inc.
- Former Vice President of Marketing: Stratus Computers.
