John Morgridge
John P. Morgridge (born 1933)[1] is an American businessman who was the chairman of the board of Cisco Systems.
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[edit] Background
Morgridge is from Wauwatosa, Wisconsin and attended Wauwatosa East High School. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1955; while at Wisconsin he joined Delta Upsilon Fraternity. He worked part-time at jobs such as washing equipment in a sweet pea cannery, digging stone at the quarry in Lannon, washing walls in Milwaukee's Pabst Brewery, doing road construction on Highway 64, and working as a railroad brakeman.[2]
He earned an MBA from Stanford University in 1957.
[edit] At Cisco
He joined Cisco in 1988 as its second chief executive officer and chairman of the board. He was replaced by John Chambers as CEO in 1995 and as Chairman in 2006.
Morgridge serves on several corporate and charity boards of directors, including the Nature Conservancy and the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, and is a trustee of Stanford University, where he teaches management at the Graduate School of Business.
Morgridge was featured in the documentary film Something Ventured which premiered in 2011.
He and his wife, Tashia (whom he met in high school; they both went to Tosa East[3]), are among the group of American billionaires who have committed to give the majority of their wealth to the philanthropic causes and/or charities as part of The Giving Pledge.
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[edit] References
- ^ Dun & Bradstreet Reference Book of Corporate Managements. 2003 edition. Dun & Bradstreet, 2003.
- ^ Sensat Waldren, Julie. "Where I’m From: Oprah, Frank Caliendo, Gene Wilder, Tony Romo. 30 celebrities remember growing up here" Milwaukee Magazine August 25, 2008
- ^ Sensat Waldren, Julie. "Where I’m From: Oprah, Frank Caliendo, Gene Wilder, Tony Romo. 30 celebrities remember growing up here" Milwaukee Magazine August 25, 2008
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