Background
Morgridge, John P. was born on July 23, 1933 in Elmhurst, Illinois, United States.
computer systems network executive
Morgridge, John P. was born on July 23, 1933 in Elmhurst, Illinois, United States.
Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing & Finance, University Wisconsin, 1955. Master of Business Administration, Stanford University, 1957. Doctor of Science (honorary), University Wisconsin, 1994.
Doctor of Laws (honorary), Carleton University, 2002. Doctor of Humane Letters, Lesley College. Doctor of Humane Letters, Northern Illinois University.
Marketing professional Honeywell Information Systems, 1960-1980. Vice president marketing, sales and service Stratus Company, Inc., 1980-1986. President, chief operations officer GRiD Systems (now part of Tandy Corporation), 1986-1988.
President, Chief Executive Officer Cisco Systems, Inc., San Jose, California, 1988-1995, chairman, 1995—2006, chairman emeritus, 2006. Lecturer Stanford University Business School, since 1997. Captain United States Air Force, 1957-1960.
Board directors Council on Competiveness, Cooperative American Relief Everywhere, The Cisco Foundation, The Cisco Learning Institute, Interplast, The Nature Consevancy, Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation. Trustee Stanford University, since 2002.
Married Tashia F. Morgridge. Three children.