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Cisco's Chairman to Provide Morning Keynote In his role as Chairman, Morgridge dedicates his time to Cisco's education and government initiatives. He also teaches part-time at Stanford University's Graduate School of Business and speaks regularly on entrepreneurialism and management strategies at corporations and universities around the world. In 1996, Stanford's Graduate School of Business honored him with the Arbuckle Award. Morgridge holds a BBA from the University of Wisconsin and an MBA from Stanford University. He has received honorary degrees from the University of Wisconsin, Lesley College, Northern Illinois University, Richmond, The American International University in London, and Carleton University. Morgridge serves as Director of numerous non-profit organizations, including the American Leadership Forum (ALF) for Silicon Valley, the Nature Conservancy (TNC), Business Executives for National Security (BENS), the Tech Advisory Board for Milwaukee Public Schools, the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF), the Cisco Foundation and the Cisco Learning Institute. He is a board member of CARE and Interplast, and is also a member of the Stanford Business School Advisory Council.
Avaya's Chariman & CEO to Provide Afternoon Keynote
Peterson began his career in 1973 as a senior analyst at State Mutual Life Assurance Company in Worcester, Massachusetts. He joined Nortel Networks in 1976 and advanced through a number of key financial, sales and general management positions in the United States and Canada, including serving as Nortel's chief financial officer from 1986-87. In 1994, Peterson was appointed president of Nortel Communications Systems, Inc., Nashville, Tennessee. In this assignment he was responsible for direct sales to end users for PBX, key, packet switch and broadband products in the United States and for sales of PBX and key products in Canada. Starting in 1995, Peterson served as the chief financial officer of AT&T's Communications Services Group. In 1996, AT&T divested Lucent Technologies, and he became its chief financial officer. Peterson was named president and chief executive officer of Avaya when it was spun off from Lucent in October 2000. Since January 2002, he has served as chairman and chief executive officer. Born in Worcester, Massachusetts, Peterson attended Worcester Polytechnic Institute, earning his B.S. degree in mechanical engineering in 1971. He was granted an M.B.A. from Dartmouth College's Amos Tuck School in Hanover, New Hampshire, in 1973. Peterson's professional qualifications include being a Chartered Life Underwriter and a Chartered Financial Analyst. He is a member of the board of trustees of Worcester Polytechnic Institute; a member of the board of overseers of the Amos Tuck School of Business Administration; a member of the board of trustees of Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America (TIAA); a trustee for the Committee for Economic Development (CED); and on the board of directors of Reynolds & Reynolds Co., a leading information management company headquartered in Dayton, Ohio. Peterson lives in New Jersey with his wife; they have two grown children who live out of state. |
John Morgridge, Chairman of the Board at Cisco Systems, joined Cisco in 1988 as President and CEO. During his tenure as CEO, Morgridge grew the company from $5 million in sales to over $1 billion, and from 34 employees to over 2,260 employees. In 1990, he took Cisco public and in 1995 was appointed Chairman.
Donald K. Peterson is chairman and chief executive officer of Avaya. Avaya is a leading global provider of communications networks and services for businesses.