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Cisco Awards Fourth-Annual Global Problem Solver Prize to Rhaeos, Inc. at the Rice Business Plan Competition

By the time he was 25 years old, Willie Meyer had undergone 190 brain surgeries and spent almost every holiday in the emergency room, all because he was experiencing a headache or fatigue. These are benign symptoms in an average person, but life threatening for someone like Willie, who suffers from…

March 13, 2019

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Ruba Borno Joins the Forum of Young Global Leaders Class of 2019

In business, government, philanthropy and the arts, and all over the globe, we need leaders who are transforming the world and inspiring others to do the same. The Forum of Young Global Leaders (YGLs) aims to do just that. It brings together a diverse, dynamic, and globally representative group of l…

Live from Davos: CDP and Corporate Knights Highlight Global Sustainability Leaders

On Tuesday of this week, both CDP and Corporate Knights announced the results of their 2018 assessment of thousands of global companies in the areas of climate change (CDP) and the broader topic of sustainability (Corporate Knights). Corporate Knights has historically used the World Economic Forum a…

Data, Technology, and Women’s Economic Empowerment

This post was written by guest blogger Charu Adesnik, Deputy Director of the Cisco Foundation. Our economic empowerment programs connect underserved people to skills, meaningful employment, financial products and services, and opportunities they need to thrive and develop careers. With the strategic…

December 12, 2018

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The Path You are Meant to Take

While some of you know me as a steward of our corporate social responsibility (CSR) efforts, my history with Cisco goes back much further to my first role in business development. How, you might ask, did my journey take me from business development to where I am today? Working at one of the world’s…