John Morgridge
John Morgridge
John P. Morgridge is an American businessman who was the chairman of the board of Cisco Systems...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
CountryUnited States of America
business convinced global grand spent technology
I spent my whole career in the technology business, and I was convinced of the importance, at a grand scale, of the development of global connectivity.
asset balance business expertise financial focus general information manager michael strategic strong technology unique veteran
Michael is a seasoned general manager and a 30-year veteran of the information technology business. With his customer-centric focus and unique balance of strategic insight, operational expertise and technology and financial knowledge, Michael is a strong asset to Cisco's board.
responsibility
We are fortunate people. It is our need and responsibility to help our fellow man.
great people science time
Great science is occurring in the Midwest. It's time people know about it.
companies totally
Many companies don't exist after 25 years. It's a rarity. Or if they do exist, they're like IBM, with a totally changing personality.
almost graduate later lecturer life retired road teacher until visiting
My grandmother wanted my father to be a teacher because she was a teacher. He didn't go down that road until much later in life; he just kind of retired after almost 20 years as being a visiting lecturer at Stanford, where he got his graduate degree.
asset balance financial focus michael strategic strong technology unique
With his customer-centric focus and unique balance of strategic insight, operational expertise, and technology and financial knowledge, Michael is a strong asset to Cisco's board.
citizen fellow overly understanding
We didn't grow up overly religious, but there was an understanding that you had a duty as a citizen to help your fellow man.
considers either great research thinks university
When one considers great research institutes, one thinks of institutes on either coast. In the future, we want them to think of the University of Wisconsin.
attitudes entire form helps remembered
It's the community that helps form our moral compass. It's those attitudes that I've remembered through my entire lifetime.
battles clean generation global health left mess natural true willing yours
It is unfortunately true that our generation and that of your parents have left you with a big mess that will now be yours to clean up: wars, budget challenges, pollution, global warming, battles of health care, natural disasters. They're all there for you. We're willing those to you. Are you ready?
either grid happen matter president turns
There are some people, no matter what they do, it turns out badly. They have a problem: either what they do is wrong or things that happen were wrong. I was president of a company like that; it was called Grid Computer.
environment
We didn't create all this wealth; we capitalized on an environment that permitted us to create it.
great schools worldwide
I think it's pretty well established that great schools are predicated on great faculty. That is not a Wisconsin market; that is a worldwide market.