John Chambers

BIO

Investor in companies around the world that are disrupting major industries. Passionate about mentoring young CEOs and helping them build, scale, and lead market transitions, offering my experience and insights from lessons learned after years at the helm of Cisco. Author of Connecting the Dots: Lessons for Leadership in a Startup World, providing hard-won insights and critical tools to thrive during the accelerating disruption of the digital age. Strong believer that startups will be the core driver of innovation, economic growth, and job creation in the Digital Age. Tirelessly working to promote new business creation across the globe and the broader development of startup nations and a startup world. Served as Cisco’s CEO from 1995-2015 and Executive Chairman from 2015-2017. Dedicated family man above all else. Also entrepreneurship/startup enthusiast, world traveler, and West Virginia University, Duke, Indiana University basketball/football fan.