Howard Charney

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Howard Charney is Senior Vice President of Cisco Systems, Inc. and a member of Cisco's Office of the President and Executive Staff. Previous to his current position, Charney was senior vice president of the Small/Medium Business Line of Business at Cisco Systems. A well-established networking executive, he was the founder, president and CEO of Grand Junction Networks (the company that invented Fast Ethernet), which was acquired by Cisco in September 1995. He was also a member of the original founding team at 3Com. A sought-after orator, Charney frequently speaks with industry groups, customers, analysts and the press community on Cisco’s vision and strategy and the impact of the Internet on the way people work, live, play and learn. Charney earned his B.S. and M.S. degrees in mechanical engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and his M.B.A. and J.D. degrees from Santa Clara University. He is a member of the State Bar of California, the Federal Bar, and a licensed Patent Attorney.

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