John Morgridge

Lecturer in Management

Academic Areas: Center for Entrepreneurial Studies

Academic Degrees

DSc (Hon.), Univ. of Wisconsin, 1994; MBA, Stanford Univ., 1957; BBA, Univ. of Wisconsin, 1955; LHD (Hon.), Lesley College, 1955.

Professional Experience

At Stanford since 1997.

Chairman, Cisco Systems, 1995 to present; President and CEO, Cisco Systems, 1988-1995; President and COO, Grid Systems, 1987-88; Vice President, Stratus Computer, 1980-86; Vice President, Honeywell, Inc., 1960-80; Captain, U. S. Air Force, 1957-60.

Selected Cases

  • E334: IronPort
  • E385A: Valley Systems (A)
  • E385B: Valley Systems (B)
  • E83: Cerent Corporation
  • E123A: Digital Island, Inc. (A): In Transition
  • E123B: Digital Island, Inc. (B): Managing The Wild Ride
  • E72: Polycom Hardware Technology
  • E69: Veritas Software
  • E57: Synoptics
  • E221: ExlService: Business Process Outsourcing in India
  • E373: StudyBlue

Awards and Honors

  • Ernest C. Arbuckle Award, 1996, Stanford University
  • DSc (Hon.), 1994, Univ. of Wisconsin
  • LHD (Hon.), 1955, Lesley College

Courses Taught

  • STRAMGT 353: Entrepreneurship: Formation of New Ventures

Affiliations

  • Chairman: Cisco Systems
  • Director: Care, The Nature Conservancy, Interplast, Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, Business Executives for Natl. Security, Cisco Fo
  • Trustee: Stanford University

In The Media

  • Conference on Borderless Giving, Global Philanthropy Forum