15 Facts About Chuck Robbins

Charles H Robbins was born on 1965 or 1966 and is an American businessman.

Chuck Robbins is the chairman and CEO of Cisco Systems.

Chuck Robbins began his career as an application developer for North Carolina National Bank.

Chuck Robbins joined Wellfleet Communications followed by a brief tenure at Ascend Communications before joining Cisco in 1997.

Chuck Robbins filled various posts at Cisco, including senior vice president of the Americas and senior vice president of Worldwide Field Operations, a role in which he led Cisco's Worldwide Sales and Partner Organizations and built out Cisco's partnership program.

In 2018, as the GDPR came into effect, Chuck Robbins called for more regulation and for the tech industry to help educate regulators.

Chuck Robbins serves the World Economic Forum as the chair for the IT Governors Steering Committee and as a member of the International Business Council.

Chuck Robbins is a member of the Ford Foundation board of trustees.

Chuck Robbins is a director for BlackRock and for The Business Roundtable where he chairs the Immigration Committee.

Chuck Robbins spoke at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland in 2016,2017, and 2018, and at the 2019 WEF annual general meeting.

Chuck Robbins has been a board member of the MS Society of Northern California, a member of the Advisory Board of Georgia Tech, and a member of the International Council for the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard University.

Chuck Robbins is a member of the 2019 class of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Chuck Robbins serves as honorary counsel to Destination: Home, a non-profit organization devoted to ending homelessness in Santa Clara County, where Cisco's headquarters is located.

Chuck Robbins is a fan of North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball, participates in social media, and is noted for his humor.

Chuck Robbins is married with four children and lives in Los Gatos, California.