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John Earnhardt

No Longer at Cisco

John Earnhardt manages the social media team responsible for the "The Network: Cisco's Technology News Site" and other corporate communications channels such as The Platform blog and Facebook page, Twitter @Cisco, LinkedIn, and other corporate social platforms. He also manages the corporate PR team, including CEO and CFO media strategy, legal, M&A, finance, op-eds, broadcast media strategy and executive media training. John is the PRNews' 2012 Social Media Professional of the Year. He is also on the 2013 and 2014 "BusinessInsider" lists of "The 50 Best PR People in the Tech Industry."

Previously, he managed policy communications in Cisco's Global Policy and Government Affairs department where he was responsible for using communications channels to advance Cisco's state, federal and global public policy objectives. This is where he started the first blog for Cisco in 2005. He also handled media relations on public policy issues in addition to starting and managing Cisco's political action committee. He joined Cisco in 1999 as Corporate Public Relations Manager in the Office of the President.

Prior to Cisco he was the Director of Media Relations for the National Association of Broadcasters in Washington, DC. Earnhardt previously worked for Senator Joseph R. Biden, the Senate Judiciary Committee and for the Presidential Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission. In 1996, he worked for Vice President Al Gore doing press advance on the Clinton/Gore Presidential campaign.

John is married, has a young son and lives in Menlo Park, CA. He graduated from Wake Forest University with a BA in English and Philosophy.

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Articles

November 7, 2013

EXECUTIVE PLATFORM

Cisco Testimony On Consumer Protection at Senate Committee

Today, before the United States Senate Consumer Protection Subcommittee, Cisco SVP and General Counsel Mark Chandler had the opportunity to talk about a new and troubling kind of scam dressed up with language such “patent infringement” and “innovation.” As he shared with the Subcommittee, the perpet…

September 17, 2013

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Frank Calderoni Talks Cisco and More on CNBC & Bloomberg

Last week, EVP and CFO Frank Calderoni appeared as a guest host on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” and as a guest on Bloomberg “Surveillance”.  During these appearances, Frank discussed Cisco’s most recent earnings, why a dividend is important, our M&A strategy, and many other exciti…

May 10, 2013

DIGITAL AND SOCIAL

The Rolling Stones and Social Media

Live music is a very social experience. And, social media enables concerts to be experienced outside of the four walls of the concert hall. I went to see the Rolling Stones in San Jose earlier this week. “How was the concert?” people asked me. My Response: “The most rocking concert…

April 22, 2013

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Cisco CEO to 2013 Graduates: #NeverStopLearning

Cisco Chairman and CEO John Chambers penned a message for 2013 college graduates in the San Jose Mercury News this weekend. Chambers will receive an honorary doctorate from San Jose State University on Friday, April 26th and offered these words of advice for new graduates…and all those of us l…

April 10, 2013

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Warrior on CNBC: “Innovation May Spark Economic Renewal”

Cisco Chief Technology and Strategy Officer Padmasree Warrior offers a commentary on the Internet of Everything today on CNBC.com. She states in part: “The Economist magazine cover story recently explored whether innovation was dead. Is it possible that after five years of a tough economy with…

March 8, 2013

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Cisco Brings Home 3 #PRWeekAwards, aka “The PR Oscars”

“Never get hard work confused with results.” – John Chambers, Cisco Chairman and CEO Last night in New York City, the Cisco PR team won three of the most prestigious awards in the Public Relations industry at PRWeek’s PR Awards. We won the corporate branding campaign of the year, the In-House PR tea…

March 7, 2013

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Cisco’s Chief Futurist Shares Top 5 Predictions for 2013 and Beyond #IoE

The future intrigues us all, especially when every now and then we’re able to catch a glimpse of what’s to come. At Cisco, one of the ways we build our business and serve our customers is to think about the future and how technology innovation stands to transform the world in which we live. This app…

February 28, 2013

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Cisco on Fortune’s “World’s #MostAdmired Companies” List

Once again, Cisco is honored to be on Fortune Magazine’s “World’s Most Admired Companies” List.  Fortune tells us that the Most Admired list is the “definitive report card on corporate reputations.” We are also included in the Top 10 “Most Admired Tech Companies” list. Cisco Chairman and CEO John Ch…

February 27, 2013

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“The Network:” Cisco’s Technology Newsroom Garners Industry Awards

Yesterday, “The Network: Cisco’s Technology News Site” was honored by Ragan PR Daily as “Best Online Newsroom.”  (Great .gif of Sandra Bullock on this page as well, by the way!) And, last month, we received the Grand Prize from Bulldog Reporter 2012 Bulldog Digital/Social PR Awards for “The Network.…