We are excited to welcome Chuck Robbins, UNC ’87 graduate and current CEO of Cisco, to Honors Carolina to share his perspective on trends to watch in the technology industry, both broadly and unique to the Triangle area, that are expected to make the most substantial impacts on the future of the industry. He’ll also share key skills that students need to stand out in the job market and the unique advantages they bring to the evolving workforce. Any student interested or curious about pursuing a career in technology, communications, or a similar role at a tech company is encouraged to attend.

About Chuck Robbins: 
Chuck Robbins assumed the role of CEO of Cisco on July 26, 2015 and was elected Chair of the Board on December 11, 2017. As Chair and CEO, he is focused on helping companies, cities, and countries around the world as they look to Cisco to connect, secure, and automate their organizations for a digital-first world.

With over 20 years of experience at Cisco, Chuck has served as Senior Vice President of Worldwide Field Operations, where he led the Worldwide Sales and Partner Organizations, and helped drive and execute many of the company’s largest investment areas and strategy shifts; Senior Vice President of The Americas, Cisco’s largest geographic region; Senior Vice President of U.S. Enterprise, Commercial and Canada; Senior Vice President of U.S. Commercial Sales; and Segment Vice President, U.S. and Canada channel organization, where he was instrumental in helping build the industry’s most powerful partner program.

Prior to joining Cisco, Chuck held management positions at Bay Networks and Ascend Communications.

Mr. Robbins serves on the Board of Directors for BlackRock, the International Business Council of the World Economic Forum, the Business Roundtable, and is on the Board of Trustees for the Ford Foundation. He also serves as a member of The Business Council, the International Council for the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard University and is Chairman Emeritus of the U.S.-Japan Business Council. Other past service includes board membership for the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Northern California and Advisory Board of Georgia Tech.

Chuck holds a bachelor’s degree in mathematics with a computer science concentration from the University of North Carolina. Register to join us for a candid talk with Chuck on his path from college to CEO.

This event is sponsored by Honors Carolina. Register on the Go Anywhere platform.