John Morgridge

retired Cisco chairman

U. of Wisconsin grad started career at Honeywell, joined networking firm Cisco as president and chief executive in 1988. Took the company public 2 years later. Increased sales from $5 million to more than $1 billion in 6 years. Stock soared dramatically during the tech bubble. Firm briefly the world's largest; market cap was $555 billion in 2000 but dwindled to $70 billion by the end of 2002 as the bubble burst. Became chairman emeritus 2006. Fortune continues to falter; stock down 38% since last August. With wife, Tashia, has donated $50 million to alma mater, pledged to give up to $175 million. Cisco Systems announced on June 8, 2006, Mr. Morgridge would become Chairman Emeritus.

Relationships Interlocks Giving Data

Business Positions

Morgridge Institute for Research Private, nonprofit interdisciplinary biomedical research organization

• Member Board of Trustees

Cisco Systems, Inc. Internet solutions company that provides hardware, software and services to indiciduals and businesses

• Chairman Emeritus ('16→?)

Board Memberships

The Morgridge Family Foundation The Morgridge Family Foundation

• President

CARE CARE is one of the world's largest private humanitarian organizations.

• Member Board of Directors

Cisco Foundation Philanthropic arm of Cisco Systems, Inc.

• Trustee

Cisco Learning Institute (501c3 Organization) Founded in 1999, Cisco Learning Institute considers Accessibility, Scalability, and Sustainability to be critical in addressing the needs of education in the 21st century.

• Member Board of Directors

The Nature Conservancy The richest environmental advocacy org in US

• Chairman of the Board (Jul 6 '06→?)

Positions

The Morgridge Family Foundation The Morgridge Family Foundation

• Founder

American Enterprise Institute Largest neoconservative think tank

• national council member

Morgridge Center for Public Service The Morgridge Center for Public Service, created in 1994 though an endowment by John and Tashia Morgridge, advances the Wisconsin Idea by promoting civic engagement, strengthening teaching and learnin

• Founder ('94→?)

Federal Election Campaign Contributions

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New Hampshire Democratic Party

• 1 contribution · 5,000 USD ('01)

Tim Kaine Virginia US Senator (2013-present); former Virginia governor; 2016 Clinton VP running mate

• 1 contribution · 2,500 USD ('12)

Anna Eshoo US Representative from California

• 2 contributions · 2,000 USD ('95→'96)

Rudy Giuliani Trump adviser; former mayor of New York City

• 1 contribution · 2,000 USD ('07)

Claire McCaskill NBC/MSNBC contributor, former US Senator from Missouri

• 1 contribution · 2,000 USD ('11)

Chris Dodd President & CEO of MPAA; former Democratic US Senator from CT

• 1 contribution · 1,500 USD ('03)

Jon Tester US Senator from Montana (2007-present)

• 1 contribution · 1,000 USD ('12)

Tom Bruggere Founder of Mentor Graphics; Democratic candidate of US Senate from Oregon in 1996

• 1 contribution · 1,000 USD ('96)

Mark Warner US Senator from Virginia (2009-present); former Governor of Virginia

• 1 contribution · 1,000 USD ('11)

Tom Campbell US Representative from California; Dean of Chapman University School of Law

• 1 contribution · 1,000 USD ('96)

Memberships

Business Executives for National Security, Inc. Nonprofit comprised of over 450 senior business and industry executives

• Director

Family

Tashia Morgridge

• the wife

Schools

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Public university located in Milwaukee, WI

• Bachelor of Arts / Science

Stanford University One of the world's leading research and teaching institutions

• Master of Business Administration