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Chief executive officer and president, Cisco Systems

Nationality: American.

Born: August 23, 1949, in Cleveland, Ohio.

Education: West Virginia University, BS; JD; Indiana University, MBA.

Family: Son of an obstetrician/gynecologist and a psychologist (names unknown); married Elaine (maiden name unknown); children: two.

Career: IBM, 1976–1983, salesman; Wang Laboratories, 1983–1990, various positions, became executive vice president; Cisco Systems, 1990–1994, senior vice president of Worldwide Operations; 1994–1995, executive vice president; 1995–, CEO and...