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Alexis Raymond

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Cisco Corporate Affairs

Alexis Raymond is a manager within Cisco’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program, working to raise visibility of the impact Cisco's CSR programs have on people, communities, and the planet.

Alexis began her career as a print journalist and still loves developing compelling stories that people like to read and find inspiration in. Before joining Cisco’s CSR team, Alexis was the Director of Communications for RedRover, a U.S. nonprofit organization that provides emergency sheltering and disaster relief for animals, financial assistance for veterinary care, and humane education for elementary-age children. She has also been a writer, editor, project manager, and grammar cop for two universities, a hospital, a graphic design studio, and a Washington, DC-based media consulting firm.

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Have You Joined the Pledge?

Take the Cisco Pledge, a call to action for creating a more inclusive, equitable future where everyone and everything can thrive – people, society, our planet – and our businesses.

Cisco Awards Fourth-Annual Global Problem Solver Prize to Rhaeos, Inc. at the Rice Business Plan Competition

Cisco awards fourth-annual Global Problem Solver Prize to Rhaeos, Inc. at the Rice Business Plan Competition, supporting their work to improve care for patients with a life-threatening brain condition.

5 Reasons to Study Networking Technology Now

Whether you’re just planning a career or considering a career change, here are five reasons you should include networking technology in your studies.

A Journey from WorldSkills to Cisco

This post was written by guest blogger Jean-Philippe Desbiens, 23, a Cisco Meraki consulting systems engineer. Cisco CCNA certified since age 17, Jean-Philippe is now CCNP certified and studying for his CCIE. He is involved in his community and is always eager to learn new technologies. Did you know that every two years, a global competition […]

Cisco Supports Junior Achievement of Georgia to Help Middle School Students Thrive

Through our Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programs, we aim to give people the skills they need to thrive in a connected world. To help achieve that vision, the Cisco Foundation recently completed a grant to the Junior Achievement Discovery Center in Gwinnett County, Georgia. The facility, adjacent to the Cisco campus in Lawrenceville, held its grand […]

Social Innovation: Good for Society and Good for Business

Organizations are increasingly paying more attention to two areas that are critical to business success and sustainability: Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and human capital development. Sandy Walsh, Director of the Social Innovation Group in Cisco’s Asia Pacific region, shares her perspective on how taking a “shared value” approach can help to accelerate social impact while […]

Cisco Technology Powers “Wall of Friends” to Help Children

If a picture is worth a thousand words, how many powerful stories can a wall of video screens tell? Enough to help more than 8300 children whose lives have been torn apart by war, it turns out. War Child, a Dutch nonprofit that Cisco has supported for ten years with cash and product grants, held […]

The Mobile Response to Nepal

This post was written by guest blogger Wesley King, a business systems analyst at Cisco The World is Flat, not a Flatscreen I can’t deny it any longer. The apps on my mobile devices, and my social network living inside those apps, are influencing my behavior. In the case of disaster relief, at least, this […]

Why Latin America Should Embrace the Internet of Things

This post was written by Jordi Botifoll, President, Cisco Latin America, and originally published by the World Economic Forum Latin America faces major challenges in terms of development and competitiveness, but at the same time has a great opportunity to rethink its future and take huge steps forward. The next phase of the Internet, the Internet […]