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Jeff Campbell

Senior Vice President & Chief Government Strategy Officer

Government Affairs and Public Policy

As Chief Government Strategy Officer, Jeff Campbell leads Cisco’s government relations worldwide. He manages a team that spans six continents and is charged with advancing issues that support Cisco’s robust corporate and technology policy agenda. This includes conferring with world leaders, important legislators, critical regulators, and industry stakeholders to shape public policies that foster innovation and emerging digital technologies, promote broadband adoption, and protect global competitiveness.

Passionate about bridging the “digital divide” and powering a more inclusive future, Jeff represents Cisco on the Board of Directors for the California Emerging Technologies Fund, which works to accelerate the deployment of broadband in unserved and underserved communities. He also sits on the Board of Directors for the Telecommunications Industry Association.

Jeff holds a Bachelor of Arts in History from Yale University and a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center.

Articles

February 5, 2014

HIGH TECH POLICY

Statement of Jeff Campbell on FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler’s E-Rate Announcement

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“Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler in his speech today made it clear that transforming the nation’s E-Rate program is one of his biggest priorities.  That is welcome news. The E-Rate program has done an incredible job of connecting 100,000 schools and libraries to the internet since its inception.  But technology has changed the way […]

July 19, 2013

HIGH TECH POLICY

Statement on FCC Effort to Modernize E-Rate

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In opening this rulemaking, the FCC has taken a major step toward modernizing the E-Rate program.   Since its inception 15 years ago, E-rate has connected over 100,000 schools and millions of children to the Internet in all 50 states.  It’s the cornerstone of America’s efforts to provide quality digital education to students, and its […]

May 22, 2013

HIGH TECH POLICY

Statement on the Senate Judiciary Committee Passage of Immigration Bill

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The immigration bill approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee last night represents a major step forward on high-skilled worker reform.  Our nation has a strong culture of immigration, and we...