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'''Charles H. Robbins''' (born 1965/1966) is an American businessman, and the chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of [[Cisco Systems]].<ref name="mercurynews.com"/>

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'''Charles H. Robbins''' (born 1965/1966) is an American businessman who is the chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of [[Cisco Systems]].


==Early life==
==Early life==
Robbins was born in [[Grayson, Georgia]],<ref name="mercurynews.com"/> and educated at [[Rocky Mount High School]] in [[Rocky Mount, North Carolina]].<ref name=NetworkWorld>{{cite news|last1=Brown|first1=Bob|title=New Cisco CEO: Meet the real Chuck Robbins|url=http://www.networkworld.com/article/2918164/router/new-cisco-ceo-meet-the-real-chuck-robbins.html|accessdate=20 August 2015|work=Network World|date=4 May 2015}}</ref> He earned a [[Bachelor of Mathematics]] degree, in 1987, from the [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]].<ref name="mercurynews.com"/>
Robbins was born in [[Grayson, Georgia]],<ref name="mercurynews.com"/> and educated at [[Rocky Mount High School]] in [[Rocky Mount, North Carolina]].<ref name=NetworkWorld>{{cite news|last1=Brown|first1=Bob|title=New Cisco CEO: Meet the real Chuck Robbins|url=http://www.networkworld.com/article/2918164/router/new-cisco-ceo-meet-the-real-chuck-robbins.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150506041142/http://www.networkworld.com/article/2918164/router/new-cisco-ceo-meet-the-real-chuck-robbins.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 6, 2015|access-date=20 August 2015|work=Network World|date=4 May 2015}}</ref> In 1987 he earned a [[Bachelor of Mathematics]] degree from the [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]].<ref name="mercurynews.com"/>


==Career==
==Career==
Robbins began his career as an application developer for [[North Carolina National Bank]], (now part of [[Bank of America]]).<ref name=NetworkWorld /> After five years, he then joined [[Wellfleet Communications]], which merged with [[SynOptics]] to become [[Bay Networks]], followed by a brief tenure at [[Ascend Communications]], before joining Cisco, in 1997.<ref name=NetworkWorld />
Robbins began his career as an application developer for [[North Carolina National Bank]] (now part of [[Bank of America]]).<ref name=NetworkWorld /> He joined [[Wellfleet Communications]] followed by a brief tenure at [[Ascend Communications]] before joining Cisco in 1997.<ref name=NetworkWorld />


At Cisco, Robbins filled various posts, 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,<ref name=CiscoBio>{{cite web | title=Chuck Robbins|url=http://www.newsroom.cisco.com/execbio-detail?articleId=423653| publisher=Cisco| accessdate=June 28, 2019}}</ref> and built out Cisco’s partnership program.<ref name=MoneyInc>{{cite web|url=https://moneyinc.com/chuck-robbins-10-things-didnt-know-ciscos-ceo/|title=Chuck Robbins: 10 Things You Didn’t Know about Cisco’s CEO|last=Berman|first=Nat |date=2016|website=MoneyInc.com|publisher=Money Inc.| accessdate=27 June 2019}}</ref>
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.<ref name="digital infrastructure">{{cite news |title=The Path Forward: America’s Digital Infrastructure with Chuck Robbins, Chair & CEO, Cisco |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/washington-post-live/2021/06/16/path-forward-americas-digital-infrastructure-with-chuck-robbins-chair-ceo-cisco/ |access-date=15 March 2024 |date=16 June 2021}}</ref><ref name=MoneyInc>{{cite web|url=https://moneyinc.com/chuck-robbins-10-things-didnt-know-ciscos-ceo/|title=Chuck Robbins: 10 Things You Didn't Know about Cisco's CEO|last=Berman|first=Nat |date=2016|website=MoneyInc.com|publisher=Money Inc.| access-date=27 June 2019}}</ref>


In May 2015, Cisco announced that the CEO and chairman [[John Chambers (CEO)|John Chambers]] would step down as CEO in July 2015, while remaining as chairman. Robbins, then a senior vice president, was named as his successor.<ref name=newCEO>{{cite news|title=Cisco's Chambers to step down as CEO, to be executive chairman| url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ciscos-chambers-step-down-ceo-125209673.html|date=4 May 2015|accessdate=20 August 2015|agency=Reuters}}</ref> Mentored by Chambers;<ref name=Frangos>{{cite book |last=Frangos |first=Cassandra |date=2018 |title=Crack the C-Suite Code: How Successful Leaders Make It to the Top |url=https://books.google.ca/books?id=AeJCDwAAQBAJ&dq=c-suite+code&q=144&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=Robbins&f=false |location= |publisher=Wharton Digital Press |pages=9–17 |isbn=9781613630853 |author-link= }}</ref>
In May 2015, Cisco announced that CEO and chairman [[John Chambers (CEO)|John Chambers]] would step down as CEO in July 2015 while remaining as chairman. Robbins, then a senior vice president, was named as his successor.<ref name=newCEO>{{cite news|title=Cisco's Chambers to step down as CEO, to be executive chairman| url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ciscos-chambers-step-down-ceo-125209673.html|date=4 May 2015|access-date=20 August 2015|agency=Reuters}}</ref> Mentored by Chambers, Robbins was unanimously voted in as the company's new chief executive, becoming CEO of Cisco Systems in July 2015.<ref name=Frangos>{{cite book |last=Frangos |first=Cassandra |date=2018 |title=Crack the C-Suite Code: How Successful Leaders Make It to the Top |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AeJCDwAAQBAJ&q=Robbins |publisher=Wharton Digital Press |pages=9–17 |isbn=9781613630853 }}</ref><ref name=newCEO/><ref>{{cite news| last=Weinberger | first=Matt |title=Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins tells us how he led the $200 billion company to growth when everybody expected it to get crushed in the cloud wars| url=https://www.businessinsider.com/cisco-ceo-chuck-robbins-interview-leadership-intent-based-networking-2019-1|publisher=Business insider| date=19 January 2019|access-date=27 June 2019}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite news| last=Weinberger | first=Matt |title=Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins tells us how he led the $200 billion company to growth when everybody expected it to get crushed in the cloud wars| url=https://www.businessinsider.com/cisco-ceo-chuck-robbins-interview-leadership-intent-based-networking-2019-1||publisher=Business insider| date=19 January 2019|accessdate=27 June 2019}}</ref> Robbins was unanimously voted in<ref name=Frangos/> as the company’s new chief executive,<ref name=newCEO/> becoming CEO of Cisco Systems in July 2015.<ref name=Bloomberg>{{cite web|title=Executive Profile Charles H. Robbins|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=39477036&ticker=CSCO|website=Bloomberg|accessdate=20 August 2015}}</ref>


As CEO, Robbins became noted for accelerating the pace of Cisco’s modern growth,<ref name=NetworkWorld/><ref>{{cite web|last=Collins | first=Carmen Shirkey| title=Get Your Chuck Facts From This Cisco Employee|url=https://blogs.cisco.com/lifeatcisco/get-your-chuck-facts-from-this-cisco-employee|website=blogs.cisco.com| publisher=Cisco| date=May 3, 2016|accessdate=June 28, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Poletti|first=Therese|title=Cisco is Chuck Robbins’s company now, for better or worse|url=https://www.marketwatch.com/story/cisco-is-chuck-robbinss-company-now-for-better-or-worse-2017-09-18|website=| publisher=Market Watch| date=September 18, 2017|accessdate=June 28, 2019}}</ref> while disrupting outdated working modes;<ref>{{cite web|last=Frangos|first=Cassanda|title=Making Leadership Last: How Long-Tenure CEOs Stand Their Ground|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/cassandrafrangos/2018/12/03/making-leadership-last-how-long-tenure-ceos-stand-their-ground/#bfa4a4c132e9|website=Forbes.com| publisher=Forbes |date=December 3, 2018|accessdate=June 28, 2019}}</ref> promoting employee trust based in transparency of policy and process;<ref>{{cite web|title=Chuck Robbins: How Cisco Brings Radical Transparency Into the Workplace |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtembEobVks|website=YouTube.com| publisher=LinkedIn |date=April 10, 2019|accessdate=June 28, 2019}}</ref> and humanitarian policies and workplace diversity.<ref>{{cite web|last=Robbins|first=Chuck|title=10% of the world lives on $2 a day. It's time for businesses to step up|url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/23/perspectives/cisco-ceo-chuck-robbins-homelessness-poverty/index.html|website=cnn.com| publisher=CNN |date=January 24, 2019|accessdate=June 28, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Shontell| first=Alyson|title=Cisco CEO reveals what happened at the 'interactive' Trump Tower tech meeting with Silicon Valley power players|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/cisco-chuck-robbins-trump-tower-tech-meeting-2017-1|website=BusinessInsider.com| publisher=Business Insider |date=January 18, 2017|accessdate=June 28, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Jenkins|first=Aric| title=Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins on Why Corporate Social Responsibility Is Becoming Obsolete|url=http://fortune.com/2018/10/15/cisco-ceo-chuck-robbins-csr/|website=| publisher=Fortune |date=October 15, 2018|accessdate=June 28, 2019}}</ref>
As CEO, Robbins became noted for accelerating the pace of Cisco's modern growth,<ref name=NetworkWorld/><ref>{{cite web|last=Poletti|first=Therese|title=Cisco is Chuck Robbins's company now, for better or worse|url=https://www.marketwatch.com/story/cisco-is-chuck-robbinss-company-now-for-better-or-worse-2017-09-18| publisher=Market Watch| date=September 18, 2017|access-date=June 28, 2019}}</ref> while disrupting outdated working modes,<ref>{{cite web|last=Frangos|first=Cassanda|title=Making Leadership Last: How Long-Tenure CEOs Stand Their Ground|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/cassandrafrangos/2018/12/03/making-leadership-last-how-long-tenure-ceos-stand-their-ground/#bfa4a4c132e9| work=Forbes |date=December 3, 2018|access-date=June 28, 2019}}</ref> promoting employee trust based in transparency of policy and process,<ref>{{cite web|title=Chuck Robbins: How Cisco Brings Radical Transparency Into the Workplace |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtembEobVks|website=YouTube.com| publisher=LinkedIn |date=April 10, 2019|access-date=June 28, 2019}}</ref> and humanitarian policies and workplace diversity.<ref>{{cite web|last=Robbins|first=Chuck|title=10% of the world lives on $2 a day. It's time for businesses to step up|url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/23/perspectives/cisco-ceo-chuck-robbins-homelessness-poverty/index.html|website=cnn.com| publisher=CNN |date=January 24, 2019|access-date=June 28, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Shontell| first=Alyson|title=Cisco CEO reveals what happened at the 'interactive' Trump Tower tech meeting with Silicon Valley power players|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/cisco-chuck-robbins-trump-tower-tech-meeting-2017-1|website=BusinessInsider.com| publisher=Business Insider |date=January 18, 2017|access-date=June 28, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Jenkins|first=Aric| title=Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins on Why Corporate Social Responsibility Is Becoming Obsolete|url=http://fortune.com/2018/10/15/cisco-ceo-chuck-robbins-csr/| publisher=Fortune |date=October 15, 2018|access-date=June 28, 2019}}</ref>


In 2018, as the [[General Data Protection Regulation|GDPR]] came into effect, Robbins called for more regulation and for the tech industry to help educate regulators. In February 2019, Robbins promoted the need for comprehensive global privacy legislation, asserting privacy as “a fundamental human right."<ref>{{cite web|last=Bort| first=Julie|title=Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins calls for a federal privacy law, throwing a spear at internet companies who sell advertising|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/cisco-ceo-chuck-robbins-calls-for-federal-privacy-law-2019-2|website=BusinessInsider.com| publisher=2019 Insider Inc. |date=February 7, 2019|accessdate=June 28, 2019}}</ref>
In 2018, as the [[General Data Protection Regulation|GDPR]] came into effect, Robbins called for more regulation and for the tech industry to help educate regulators. In February 2019, Robbins promoted the need for comprehensive global privacy legislation, asserting privacy as “a fundamental human right."<ref>{{cite web|last=Bort| first=Julie|title=Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins calls for a federal privacy law, throwing a spear at internet companies who sell advertising|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/cisco-ceo-chuck-robbins-calls-for-federal-privacy-law-2019-2|website=BusinessInsider.com| publisher=2019 Insider Inc. |date=February 7, 2019|access-date=June 28, 2019}}</ref>


Robbins advocated against a 15% increase on tariffs for Chinese goods.<ref>{{cite web|last=Gmelich| first=Krista|title=Cisco CEO Warns Higher Tariffs Will Force Companies to Cut R&D|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-01-17/cisco-ceo-warns-higher-tariffs-will-force-companies-to-cut-r-d|website=Bloomberg.com| publisher=Bloomberg LP |date=January 17, 2019 |accessdate=June 28, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Quick| first=Becky|last2=Kernan| first2=Andrew |title=Watch CNBC's full interview with Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins |url=https://www.cnbc.com/video/2019/02/08/watch-cnbcs-full-interview-with-cisco-ceo-chuck-robbins.html|website=CNBC.com| publisher=[[Squawk Box]] (CNBC) |date=February 8, 2019|accessdate=June 28, 2019}}</ref> Robbins has advocated for corporate social responsibility. In March 2018, Cisco pledged to donate $50M to Destination: Home, an organization devoted to ending homelessness in [[Santa Clara County]], where Cisco’s headquarters is located; Robbins serves as honorary counsel to the [[Nonprofit organization|NPO]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Dickey| first=Megan Rose|title=Cisco commits $50 million to end homelessness in Silicon Valley|url=https://techcrunch.com/2018/03/26/cisco-commits-50-million-to-address-homelessness-in-silicon-valley/|website=Techcrunch.com| publisher=Tech Crunch |date=March 26, 2018|accessdate=June 28, 2019}}</ref>
In 2019, Robbins advocated against a 15% increase on tariffs for Chinese goods.<ref>{{cite web|last=Gmelich| first=Krista|title=Cisco CEO Warns Higher Tariffs Will Force Companies to Cut R&D|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-01-17/cisco-ceo-warns-higher-tariffs-will-force-companies-to-cut-r-d|website=Bloomberg.com| publisher=Bloomberg LP |date=January 17, 2019 |access-date=June 28, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Quick| first1=Becky|last2=Kernan| first2=Andrew |title=Watch CNBC's full interview with Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins |url=https://www.cnbc.com/video/2019/02/08/watch-cnbcs-full-interview-with-cisco-ceo-chuck-robbins.html|website=CNBC.com| publisher=[[Squawk Box]] (CNBC) |date=February 8, 2019|access-date=June 28, 2019}}</ref>

Robbins has advocated for corporate social responsibility.{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}}

In 2023, Robbins's total compensation at Cisco was $31.8 million, up 37% from the previous year and representing a CEO-to-median worker [[Wage ratio|pay ratio]] of 267-to-1.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-07 |title=Equilar 100: CEO Pay at the Largest Companies by Revenue |url=https://www.equilar.com/reports/111-table-equilar-new-york-times-top-100-highest-paid-ceos-2024.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240815195403/https://www.equilar.com/reports/111-table-equilar-new-york-times-top-100-highest-paid-ceos-2024.html |archive-date=2024-08-15 |access-date=2024-08-31 |website=Equilar |language=en}}</ref>


==Boards and affiliations==
==Boards and affiliations==
Robbins serves the [[World Economic Forum]] as the chair for the IT Governors Steering Committee and as a member of the International Business Council.<ref name=WEF>{{cite web|title=Charles H. Robbins|url=https://www.weforum.org/agenda/authors/chuck-robbins/|website=WeForum.org| publisher=World Economic Forum |accessdate=June 28, 2019}}</ref> He is also chairman of the [[US-Japan Council]], and a member of the [[Ford Foundation]] board of trustees.<ref>{{cite web|title=Charles H. Robbins
Robbins serves the [[World Economic Forum]] as the chair for the IT Governors Steering Committee and as a member of the International Business Council.<ref name=WEF>{{cite web|title=Charles H. Robbins|url=https://www.weforum.org/agenda/authors/chuck-robbins/|website=WeForum.org| publisher=World Economic Forum |access-date=June 28, 2019}}</ref> He is a member of the [[Ford Foundation]] board of trustees.<ref>{{cite web|title=Charles H. Robbins
|url=https://www.fordfoundation.org/about/people/chuck-robbins/|website=FordFoundation.org| publisher=Ford Foundation |accessdate=June 28, 2019}}</ref> He is a director for [[BlackRock]], and for the Business Roundtable, where he chairs the Immigration Committee.
|url=https://www.fordfoundation.org/about/people/chuck-robbins/|website=FordFoundation.org| publisher=Ford Foundation |access-date=June 28, 2019}}</ref> He is a director for [[BlackRock]] and for [[The Business Roundtable]] where he chairs the Immigration Committee.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Fuchs |first1=Hailey |title=Cisco CEO named Business Roundtable chair |url=https://www.politico.com/newsletters/politico-influence/2023/09/14/cisco-ceo-named-business-roundtable-chair-00116104 |access-date=15 March 2024 |date=14 September 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Krouse |first1=Joann S. Lublin and Sarah |title=Cisco’s CEO to Join BlackRock’s Board |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/ciscos-ceo-to-join-blackrocks-board-1491426181 |access-date=15 March 2024 |work=WSJ |date=5 April 2017}}</ref>

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In 2018, Robbins authored a statement on behalf of [[Business Roundtable]] that applauded bipartisan lawmakers working to reform immigration policies, while urging the White House “Administration to end immediately the policy of separating accompanied minors from their parents,” decrying the practice as “cruel and contrary to American values.”<ref>{{cite news | last=Murray | first=Alan | title='This Is a Fundamental Issue:' Why Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins Challenged Trump on Border Separations |url=http://fortune.com/2018/06/20/family-border-separation-cisco-ceo-chuck-robbins-trump/ | publisher=Fortune |date=June 20, 2019| access-date=June 27, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last=Robbins | first=Chuck | title=Business Roundtable Statement on Immigration |url=https://www.businessroundtable.org/business-roundtable-statement-on-immigration |date=June 19, 2019 | access-date=June 27, 2019}}</ref>


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Robbins spoke at the [[World Economic Forum]] in [[Davos]], Switzerland in 2016, 2017,<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.weforum.org/events/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2017/sessions/strategic-update-the-future-of-innovation |title=World Economic Forum Annual Meeting |website=WeForum.org| publisher=World Economic Forum |access-date=June 27, 2019}}</ref> and 2018, and at the 2019 WEF annual general meeting.<ref>{{cite web| last=Bloomberg | first=Jason |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonbloomberg/2018/01/23/reskilling-top-of-mind-at-world-economic-forum-in-davos/#1c01213f2c0d |title='Reskilling' Top Of Mind At World Economic Forum In Davos| work=Forbes | date=January 23, 2018 |access-date=June 27, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2019-01-23/cisco-ceo-robbins-sees-high-degree-of-optimism-among-ceos-video |title=Cisco CEO Robbins Sees 'High Degree of Optimism' Among CEOs |website=Bloomberg.com| publisher=Bloomberg | date=January 23, 2019 |access-date=June 27, 2019}}</ref> As well as the 2024 annual meeting.
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In 2018, Robbins authored a statement on behalf of [[Business Roundtable]] that applauded bipartisan lawmakers working to reform immigration policies, while urging the White House “Administration to end immediately the policy of separating accompanied minors from their parents,” decrying the practice as “cruel and contrary to American values.”<ref>{{cite news | last=Murray | first=Alan | title='This Is a Fundamental Issue:' Why Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins Challenged Trump on Border Separations |url=http://fortune.com/2018/06/20/family-border-separation-cisco-ceo-chuck-robbins-trump/ | publisher=Fortune |date=June 20, 2019| accessdate=June 27, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last=Robbins | first=Chuck | title=Business Roundtable Statement on Immigration |url=https://www.businessroundtable.org/business-roundtable-statement-on-immigration |date=June 19, 2019 | accessdate=June 27, 2019}}</ref>


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He has been a board member of the [[National Multiple Sclerosis Society|MS Society]] of Northern California, a member of the Advisory Board of [[Georgia Tech]],<ref name=WEF/> and a member of the International Council for the [[Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs]] at [[Harvard University]].<ref name="digital infrastructure"/> He is also a member of the 2019 class of the [[American Academy of Arts and Sciences]].<ref>{{cite web | title= American Academy of Arts and Sciences 2019 FELLOWS AND INTERNATIONAL HONORARY MEMBERS WITH THEIR AFFILIATIONS AT THE TIME OF ELECTION | url= https://members.amacad.org/content/members/newfellows.aspx?s=a | access-date= June 28, 2019 | archive-date= April 10, 2019 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190410034914/https://members.amacad.org/content/members/newFellows.aspx?s=a | url-status= dead }}</ref>
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Robbins spoke at the [[World Economic Forum]] in [[Davos]], Switzerland in 2016, 2017,<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.weforum.org/events/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2017/sessions/strategic-update-the-future-of-innovation |title=World Economic Forum Annual Meeting |website=WeForum.org| publisher=World Economic Forum |accessdate=June 27, 2019}}</ref> and 2018, and at the 2019 WEF annual general meeting.<ref>{{cite web| last=Bloomberg | first=Jason |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonbloomberg/2018/01/23/reskilling-top-of-mind-at-world-economic-forum-in-davos/#1c01213f2c0d |title='Reskilling' Top Of Mind At World Economic Forum In Davos|website=Forbes.com| publisher=Forbes | date=January 23, 2018 |accessdate=June 27, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2019-01-23/cisco-ceo-robbins-sees-high-degree-of-optimism-among-ceos-video |title=Cisco CEO Robbins Sees 'High Degree of Optimism' Among CEOs |website=Bloomberg.com| publisher=Bloomberg | date=January 23, 2019 |accessdate=June 27, 2019}}</ref>


Robbins also 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.<ref>{{cite web |last=Dickey |first=Megan Rose |date=March 26, 2018 |title=Cisco commits $50 million to end homelessness in Silicon Valley |url=https://techcrunch.com/2018/03/26/cisco-commits-50-million-to-address-homelessness-in-silicon-valley/ |access-date=June 28, 2019 |website=Techcrunch.com |publisher=Tech Crunch}}</ref>
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He has been a board member of the [[National Multiple Sclerosis Society|MS Society]] of Northern California; a member of the Advisory Board of [[Georgia Tech]];<ref name=WEF/> and a member of the International Council for the [[Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs]] at [[Harvard University]].<ref name=CiscoBio/> He is also a member of the 2019 class of the [[American Academy of Arts and Sciences]].<ref>{{cite web | title= American Academy of Arts and Sciences 2019 FELLOWS AND INTERNATIONAL HONORARY MEMBERS WITH THEIR AFFILIATIONS AT THE TIME OF ELECTION |url=https://members.amacad.org/content/members/newfellows.aspx?s=a| accessdate=June 28, 2019}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Robbins is a fan of [[North Carolina Tar Heels]] men's basketball; participates in social media, and is noted for his humor.<ref name=MoneyInc/> He is married, with four children. Chuck lives in [[Los Gatos]], [[California]].<ref name="mercurynews.com"/>
Robbins is a fan of [[North Carolina Tar Heels]] men's basketball, participates in social media, and is noted for his humor.<ref name=MoneyInc/> He is married with four children and lives in [[Los Gatos]], [[California]].<ref name="mercurynews.com"/>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [https://newsroom.cisco.com/video-content?type=webcontent&articleId=1976588 "Behind the scenes at Cisco with CEO Chuck Robbins and his team" (video)] Cisco; April 2, 2019. Accessed June 28, 2109.
* [https://newsroom.cisco.com/video-content?type=webcontent&articleId=1976588 "Behind the scenes at Cisco with CEO Chuck Robbins and his team" (video)] Cisco; April 2, 2019. Accessed June 28, 2109.
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Chuck Robbins
Born1965 or 1966 (age 58–59)[1]
Grayson, Georgia, U.S.
EducationUniversity of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (BMath)
OccupationBusinessman
TitleChairman and CEO, Cisco Systems
Children4

Charles H. Robbins (born 1965/1966) is an American businessman, and the chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of Cisco Systems.[1]

Early life

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Robbins was born in Grayson, Georgia,[1] and educated at Rocky Mount High School in Rocky Mount, North Carolina.[2] In 1987 he earned a Bachelor of Mathematics degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.[1]

Career

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Robbins began his career as an application developer for North Carolina National Bank (now part of Bank of America).[2] He joined Wellfleet Communications followed by a brief tenure at Ascend Communications before joining Cisco in 1997.[2]

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.[3][4]

In May 2015, Cisco announced that CEO and chairman John Chambers would step down as CEO in July 2015 while remaining as chairman. Robbins, then a senior vice president, was named as his successor.[5] Mentored by Chambers, Robbins was unanimously voted in as the company's new chief executive, becoming CEO of Cisco Systems in July 2015.[6][5][7]

As CEO, Robbins became noted for accelerating the pace of Cisco's modern growth,[2][8] while disrupting outdated working modes,[9] promoting employee trust based in transparency of policy and process,[10] and humanitarian policies and workplace diversity.[11][12][13]

In 2018, as the GDPR came into effect, Robbins called for more regulation and for the tech industry to help educate regulators. In February 2019, Robbins promoted the need for comprehensive global privacy legislation, asserting privacy as “a fundamental human right."[14]

In 2019, Robbins advocated against a 15% increase on tariffs for Chinese goods.[15][16]

Robbins has advocated for corporate social responsibility.[citation needed]

In 2023, Robbins's total compensation at Cisco was $31.8 million, up 37% from the previous year and representing a CEO-to-median worker pay ratio of 267-to-1.[17]

Boards and affiliations

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Robbins serves the World Economic Forum as the chair for the IT Governors Steering Committee and as a member of the International Business Council.[18] He is a member of the Ford Foundation board of trustees.[19] He is a director for BlackRock and for The Business Roundtable where he chairs the Immigration Committee.[20][21]

In 2018, Robbins authored a statement on behalf of Business Roundtable that applauded bipartisan lawmakers working to reform immigration policies, while urging the White House “Administration to end immediately the policy of separating accompanied minors from their parents,” decrying the practice as “cruel and contrary to American values.”[22][23]

Robbins spoke at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland in 2016, 2017,[24] and 2018, and at the 2019 WEF annual general meeting.[25][26] As well as the 2024 annual meeting.

He has been a board member of the MS Society of Northern California, a member of the Advisory Board of Georgia Tech,[18] and a member of the International Council for the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard University.[3] He is also a member of the 2019 class of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.[27]

Robbins also 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.[28]

Personal life

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Robbins is a fan of North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball, participates in social media, and is noted for his humor.[4] He is married with four children and lives in Los Gatos, California.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Q&A: Chuck Robbins, CEO of Cisco Systems". 30 July 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d Brown, Bob (4 May 2015). "New Cisco CEO: Meet the real Chuck Robbins". Network World. Archived from the original on May 6, 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  3. ^ a b "The Path Forward: America's Digital Infrastructure with Chuck Robbins, Chair & CEO, Cisco". 16 June 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  4. ^ a b Berman, Nat (2016). "Chuck Robbins: 10 Things You Didn't Know about Cisco's CEO". MoneyInc.com. Money Inc. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Cisco's Chambers to step down as CEO, to be executive chairman". Reuters. 4 May 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  6. ^ Frangos, Cassandra (2018). Crack the C-Suite Code: How Successful Leaders Make It to the Top. Wharton Digital Press. pp. 9–17. ISBN 9781613630853.
  7. ^ Weinberger, Matt (19 January 2019). "Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins tells us how he led the $200 billion company to growth when everybody expected it to get crushed in the cloud wars". Business insider. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  8. ^ Poletti, Therese (September 18, 2017). "Cisco is Chuck Robbins's company now, for better or worse". Market Watch. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
  9. ^ Frangos, Cassanda (December 3, 2018). "Making Leadership Last: How Long-Tenure CEOs Stand Their Ground". Forbes. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
  10. ^ "Chuck Robbins: How Cisco Brings Radical Transparency Into the Workplace". YouTube.com. LinkedIn. April 10, 2019. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
  11. ^ Robbins, Chuck (January 24, 2019). "10% of the world lives on $2 a day. It's time for businesses to step up". cnn.com. CNN. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
  12. ^ Shontell, Alyson (January 18, 2017). "Cisco CEO reveals what happened at the 'interactive' Trump Tower tech meeting with Silicon Valley power players". BusinessInsider.com. Business Insider. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
  13. ^ Jenkins, Aric (October 15, 2018). "Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins on Why Corporate Social Responsibility Is Becoming Obsolete". Fortune. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
  14. ^ Bort, Julie (February 7, 2019). "Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins calls for a federal privacy law, throwing a spear at internet companies who sell advertising". BusinessInsider.com. 2019 Insider Inc. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
  15. ^ Gmelich, Krista (January 17, 2019). "Cisco CEO Warns Higher Tariffs Will Force Companies to Cut R&D". Bloomberg.com. Bloomberg LP. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
  16. ^ Quick, Becky; Kernan, Andrew (February 8, 2019). "Watch CNBC's full interview with Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins". CNBC.com. Squawk Box (CNBC). Retrieved June 28, 2019.
  17. ^ "Equilar 100: CEO Pay at the Largest Companies by Revenue". Equilar. 2024-06-07. Archived from the original on 2024-08-15. Retrieved 2024-08-31.
  18. ^ a b "Charles H. Robbins". WeForum.org. World Economic Forum. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
  19. ^ "Charles H. Robbins". FordFoundation.org. Ford Foundation. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
  20. ^ Fuchs, Hailey (14 September 2023). "Cisco CEO named Business Roundtable chair". Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  21. ^ Krouse, Joann S. Lublin and Sarah (5 April 2017). "Cisco's CEO to Join BlackRock's Board". WSJ. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  22. ^ Murray, Alan (June 20, 2019). "'This Is a Fundamental Issue:' Why Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins Challenged Trump on Border Separations". Fortune. Retrieved June 27, 2019.
  23. ^ Robbins, Chuck (June 19, 2019). "Business Roundtable Statement on Immigration". Retrieved June 27, 2019.
  24. ^ "World Economic Forum Annual Meeting". WeForum.org. World Economic Forum. Retrieved June 27, 2019.
  25. ^ Bloomberg, Jason (January 23, 2018). "'Reskilling' Top Of Mind At World Economic Forum In Davos". Forbes. Retrieved June 27, 2019.
  26. ^ "Cisco CEO Robbins Sees 'High Degree of Optimism' Among CEOs". Bloomberg.com. Bloomberg. January 23, 2019. Retrieved June 27, 2019.
  27. ^ "American Academy of Arts and Sciences 2019 FELLOWS AND INTERNATIONAL HONORARY MEMBERS WITH THEIR AFFILIATIONS AT THE TIME OF ELECTION". Archived from the original on April 10, 2019. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
  28. ^ Dickey, Megan Rose (March 26, 2018). "Cisco commits $50 million to end homelessness in Silicon Valley". Techcrunch.com. Tech Crunch. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
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