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Cristina McGlew Castro

Strategist, CSR Strategy & Global Problem Solving 1B

Cisco Corporate Affairs

As part of the Corporate Affairs Strategy and Global Problem Solving 1B team, Cristina is responsible for gathering, defining and clarifying insights that determine our corporate social responsibility strategic (CSR) direction. Cristina drives business development and thought leadership activities that define and influence CSR investments and solutions development.

Prior this role, Cristina was part of Corporate Affairs’ Global Engagement Organization, where she was responsible for managing a team based throughout Latin America and CSR initiatives in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Before joining Cisco in 2006, Cristina earned her MBA from University of Michigan Ross School of Business after working with the US Navy as a public affairs and procurement specialist. She earned her undergraduate degrees in economics and Spanish from the University of Maryland.

Articles

November 9, 2017

CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

#CiscoChat Recap: Leveraging Technology to Accelerate Social Entrepreneurship

4 min read

Whether you’re a student with an idea for the “next big thing” or an organization looking to scale, technology is playing a huge part in making innovation possible.

October 9, 2017

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CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

Calling All Global Problem Solvers: Enter Cisco’s 2018 GPS Challenge

1 min read

We’re excited to announce that registration is now open for the second-annual Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge.

April 24, 2017

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CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

The 2017 Rice Business Plan Competition and New Ways to Recognize Social Enterprises

2 min read

We are proud to collaborate with the Rice Alliance and award one of the largest non-dilutive prizes in the Rice Business Plan Competition (RBPC) for the second consecutive year.