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Kathy Mulvany

VP Corporate Affairs

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As Vice President of Corporate Affairs at Cisco, Kathy Mulvany helps steward Cisco's CSR vision of multiplying social, environmental and economic impact through collaborative people and technology networks. She oversees Cisco’s social investment programs addressing education, economic development, and critical human needs. This includes Cisco Networking Academy, one of the largest education programs in the world, recognized globally for its innovative approach to providing ICT skills education to more than 1 million concurrent students in over 170 countries. She manages Cisco’s CSR reporting and stakeholder engagement across environment, social and governance (ESG) issues, as well as partnering with Cisco functional leaders to provide feedback and guidance on emerging issues. She also leads Cisco’s strategic partnerships with the Clinton Global Initiative and the World Economic Forum. Ms. Mulvany earned a bachelor’s degree in economics and English from the University of California, Berkeley.

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Making Meaningful Progress on GHG Emissions Reduction

We have both a responsibility and an opportunity to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. In just the last 50 years, scientists and experts report global GHG emissions have grown by nearly 70%, and that GHG concentrations in the Earth’s atmosphere have increased nearly 30% in that same span.…

How the Network Can Protect Earth’s Natural Cycles

This post originally appeared on GreenBiz. There is no denying that our modern lives are taking a toll on all of the earth’s natural cycles, whether carbon, resource, or biological. When we look at the carbon cycle, global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions have grown by nearly 80% since 1970, and atmos…

Cisco Named Sustainability Leader by Dow Jones Sustainability Index

Cisco is proud to be named to the Dow Jones Sustainability (DJSI) World index. We’ve been on the World Index 10 of the last 13 years. The DJSI series, a globally recognized benchmark, rates companies based on their economic, environmental, and social dimensions. The indices serve as a resource for i…

Cisco Demonstrates Responsive and Responsible Leadership at 2017 World Economic Forum Annual Meeting

Tomorrow, more than 3,000 global leaders from business, government, academia, and civil society will convene at the 2017 World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland. Cisco will be in attendance, collaborating with other global problem solvers in strategic discussions about the po…

Three Ways We Can Impact the Future of Society and the Planet

This blog is also featured on Huffington Post ImpactX. As a member of the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI), Cisco is committed to creating and implementing innovative solutions to the world’s most pressing challenges. In partnership with other global leaders, we’re tackling new issues every year, fro…

One-Third Of Women in STEM Said They Felt Isolated at Work. Here’s How We’re Helping.

This blog was originally posted on the Huffington Post. When people ask why we should encourage women and girls to pursue technology education, I tell them about Soso Luningo. Soso grew up in one of South Africa’s poorest provinces, a rural village where lack of economic opportunity is the no…

3 Ways The Internet of Everything Is Improving Our World

This blog was originally posted on Huffington Post. Every day, we’re bombarded with seemingly unsolvable issues — health care crises, struggling schools, poverty, and climate change are just a few. These issues may at first seem too big for any of us to solve. But in today’s techno…

Calling All Companies: Military Veterans Bring Dedication, Motivation, and Leadership

This blog was originally posted on the Huffington Post. This week I had the privilege of attending an event at the White House where the First Lady of the United States, Michelle Obama, and John Chambers, Chairman and CEO of Cisco, unveiled a new program to give returning military service members a…

Shared Value: Amplifying the Success of a Business and Its Community

This post was also published on the Huffington Post ImpactX The term “shared value” was introduced in 2010 by Michael Porter and Mark Kramer, co-founders of FSG, a nonprofit consulting firm specializing in strategy, evaluation, and research. But what does it mean? Simply put, it is the…