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{{Infobox Person
| name        = John Chambers
| image       = John T. Chambers - World Economic Forum Annual Meeting Davos 2010.jpg
| imagesize   = 225px
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| birth_date  = {{birth date and age|1949|8|23}}
| birth_place = [[Cleveland, Ohio|Cleveland]], [[Ohio]], [[United States of America|USA]]
| occupation  = [[Chief Executive Officer|CEO]] and [[Chairman of the Board]] of [[Cisco Systems]]
| networth    = {{loss}}[[United States dollar|US$]]1 [[1,000,000,000 (number)|billion]] (2009)
| spouse      = Elaine Chambers
| children    = Lindsay Chambers<br />John Chambers
| residence = [[Los Altos Hills, California|Los Altos Hills]], [[California]], [[United States of America|USA]]
| alma_mater = [[West Virginia University]] (1971)<br />[[Indiana University]] (1975)
| website     = [http://newsroom.cisco.com/dlls/execs/chambers-john.html cisco.com]
}}

'''John T. Chambers''' (born August 23, 1949) is [[Chair (official)|Chairman of the Board]] and [[CEO]] of [[Cisco Systems, Inc.]] Chambers joined Cisco in 1991 as senior vice president, Worldwide Sales and Operations.<ref name="resources.cisco.com">http://resources.cisco.com/app/tree.taf?asset_id=451409&public_view=true&Template_Name=PDF&sid=etl_200_CEO_bio</ref> Since January 1995, when he assumed the role of CEO, the company has grown from $1.2 billion in annual revenues to its current run-rate of approximately $40 billion.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1733748_1733758_1736338,00.html |title=John Chambers |author=[[John Doerr|Doerr, John]] |accessdate=2009-05-13 |publisher=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] | date=2009-04-30}}</ref> In November 2006, he was named Chairman of the Board, in addition to his CEO role. Prior to joining Cisco, he spent eight years at [[Wang Laboratories]] (1982-1990) and six years with [[IBM]] (1976-1982). Chambers served on the Board of Directors of [[myCFO]].

Chambers holds [[Juris Doctor]] (1974) and [[Bachelor of Science]]/[[Bachelor of Arts]] in business (1971) degrees from [[West Virginia University]].<ref name="resources.cisco.com"/>  He later received a [[Master of Business Administration]] degree in finance and management (1975) from [[Indiana University]].  He also attended the [[Edmund T. Pratt Jr. School of Engineering|School of Engineering]] at [[Duke University]] from 1967 to 1968.<ref>[http://www.pratt.duke.edu/news/?id=343 News Releases, Feature Stories and Profiles about Duke University's Pratt School of Engineering<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

== Compensation ==
While CEO of Cisco Systems in 2007, John T. Chambers  earned a total compensation of $12,801,773, which included a base salary of $350,096, a cash bonus of $3,500,000 and options granted of $8,944,000.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.equilar.com/CEO_Compensation/Cisco_Systems_John_T._Chambers.php |title=CEO Compensation for John T. Chambers (2007) |accessdate=2009-05-13 |publisher=[[Equilar]]}}</ref>

In 2008, he earned a total compensation of $18,767,149, which included a base salary of $375,000, a cash bonus of $3,002,802, stocks granted of $6,442,000, and options granted of $8,938,260.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.equilar.com/CEO_Compensation/Cisco_Systems_John_T._Chambers.php |title=CEO Compensation for John T. Chambers (2008) |accessdate=2009-05-13 |publisher=[[Equilar]]}}</ref>

In 2009, he earned a total compensation of $12,788,498, which included a base salary of $375,000, a cash bonus of $2,031,000, stocks granted of $10,372,500, and other compensation worth $9,998.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.equilar.com/CEO_Compensation/Cisco_Systems_John_T._Chambers.php |title=CEO Compensation for John T. Chambers (2009) |accessdate=2010-04-06 |publisher=[[Equilar]]}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
[[File:John Chambers World Economic Forum 2007.jpg|right|thumb|200 px|Chambers at the [[World Economic Forum]] (2007).]]

Chambers was born on August 23, 1949 in Cleveland, Ohio.<ref>[http://www.referenceforbusiness.com/biography/A-E/Chambers-John-T-1949.html John T Chambers] at Reference for Business</ref> He is married and has two grown children.<ref>[http://ilp-www.mit.edu/display_event.a4d?key=P4c&eventId=1825 John Chambers, President and CEO, Cisco Systems] MIT Industrial Liaison Program</ref>  He suffered from [[dyslexia]] in his youth.<ref>[http://www.usatoday.com/tech/techinvestor/2004-01-21-chambers2_x.htm USA Today]</ref>  

== Politics ==
Chambers has made political donations totaling over $180,000 to the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] and over $1,000,000 to the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]].<ref>[http://newsmeat.com/ceo_political_donations/John_Chambers.php John Chambers contributions] at NewsMeat</ref>  He served as a co-chair in Republican John McCain's 2008 presidential bid.<ref>[http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/131/revolution-in-san-jose.html How Cisco's CEO John Chambers is Turning the Tech Giant Socialist] Fast Company, December 2008</ref>

== Awards ==
Chambers, a global corporate leader and philanthropist, has received recognition as one of Time Magazine's "100 Most Influential People"; he received the first-ever Clinton Global Citizen Award from President Bill Clinton; the State Department's Top Corporate Social Responsibility Award from Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice; the Woodrow Wilson Award for Corporate Citizenship; the Excellence in Corporate Philanthropy Award, an award given by CEOs to their CEO peers; the 2009 Pioneer Business Leader Award from the Silicon Valley Education Foundation (San Jose, CA) in June 2009 for his deep commitment to education causes. He and Cisco have given large donations to local education initiatives and Chambers has led numerous corporate social responsibility initiatives around the world focused on improving access to education. 

== References ==
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