John Chambers

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Mr. John Chambers is the Founder and serves as Chief Executive Officer at JC2 Ventures. Mr. Chambers serves as Board Member at Bloom Energy. He serves as Advisor at Avathon. He serves as Advisor at Averon. He is an Angel Investor. He is a Co-Founder and serves as Board Member at Nile (Connectivity Products). He serves as Advisor at OpenGov. He serves as Board Member at ParkourSC. He serves as Board Member at Pindrop. He serves as Advisor at Privoro. He serves as Board Advisor at Rubrik. He serves as Chief Executive Officer at SpamCop. He serves as Board Member at Uniphore. He served as Executive Chairman at Cisco Systems. He served as Board Member at Sprinklr. He served as Board Member at Airware. He served as Chief Executive Officer & Chairman at Altiga Networks. He served as Advisor at BigSpring Holdings. He served as Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Cisco Systems. He served as Advisor at Dedrone. He served as Chief Executive Officer at Growth Networks. He served as Chief Executive Officer at IronPort Systems. He served as Chief Executive Officer at Navini Networks. He served as Advisor at New Era Capital Partners. He served as Chairman at Pensando. He served as Chief Executive Officer at Procket Networks. He served as Chief Executive Officer at Pure Digital Technologies. He served as Chief Executive Officer & Chairman at TGV Software. He served as Chief Executive Officer & Chairman at Tidal Software. He served as Chief Executive Officer at Webex Communications. He invests in companies across categories and geographies that are leading market transitions, such as Arcee AI, ASAPP, Avathon, Clockwork, Nile, ParkourSC, PeopleReign, Pindrop, Privoro, Quantum Metric, Reps, SAFE Security, Together AI, Uniphore, and Visionary Group. Chambers has also invested in companies that have gone public including, Bloom Energy, Rubrik, and Sprinklr, and marked key acquisitions in the industry, such as Balbix, Dedrone, Lilac Cloud, OpenGov, Pensando, and Denim. Out of 26 investments, JC2 Ventures has generated 12 unicorns and 2 decacorns. Prior to founding JC2 Ventures, Chambers spent 25+ years with Cisco, serving as CEO, Chairman and Executive Chairman. He currently holds the title of Chairman Emeritus with the organization. He has an MBA (Master of Business Administration) in Management & Finance from Indiana University. He has a degree in Law from West Virginia University. He has a BS (Bachelor of Science) in Business from West Virginia University. He has a BA (Bachelor of Arts) in Business from West Virginia University. He has a degree in Electrical Engineering from Duke University.