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Lawrence Huang

Senior Vice President and General Manager

Cisco Networking - Meraki & Wireless

Lawrence Huang is Senior Vice President and General Manager of Cisco Networking - Meraki & Wireless, responsible for driving the overall strategy and success of Meraki and Cisco Wireless. Lawrence is passionate about transforming customer’s experiences by simplifying powerful and secure networking. Lawrence joined Meraki in 2012 and was Meraki’s first product manager for the Meraki Switch (MS) portfolio. Over time, Lawrence has led product management for the Meraki access networking portfolio, to leading the Meraki product management team, and now leads the business for Meraki and Cisco Wireless. Meraki’s solutions include wireless, switching, secure SD-WAN, smart cameras, environmental sensors, and endpoint management; all centrally managed in Meraki’s cloud-based dashboard. Cisco Wireless includes the industry-leading Catalyst and Meraki wireless portfolio. Prior to joining Meraki, Lawrence held a variety of roles including as a Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit (RFIC) electrical engineer at startups and Intel Corp. In addition, Lawrence is a co-inventor and holds five U.S. patents for optical communications. Lawrence earned a Bachelor of Science and Masters Degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and an MBA focused on technology management from UCLA Anderson School of Management. Raised in Los Angeles, Lawrence currently resides in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Articles

November 12, 2024

EXECUTIVE PLATFORM

Introducing Zero-Friction Wireless for Smarter Workplaces

3 min read

The new Cisco Wi-Fi 7 access points are more than just upgrades. Our high-end 9176 and 9178 models represent a fundamental reimagining of what’s possible in wireless networking.

June 4, 2024

NETWORKING

Cisco Live 2024: Ensure Digital Resilience, Pervasive Security, and Simpler Operations

4 min read

How do you effectively manage experiences if you no longer own all the infrastructure? The answer is at the heart of new operational innovations and infrastructure announced at Cisco Live 2024. They’re all part of the Cisco Networking Cloud platform.

February 20, 2024

GOVERNMENT

Cisco Meraki for Government Achieves Agency Authority to Operate

1 min read

Cisco Meraki announces FedRAMP® agency Authority to Operate (ATO), reflecting our commitment to provide a secure and efficient networking transformation for your agency.

February 6, 2024

NETWORKING

Delivering Simplified Operations: The Latest from Cisco Live Amsterdam

2 min read

With the introduction of Cloud Monitoring for Catalyst Wireless, Cisco Catalyst customers can now gain visibility into traffic flowing across their access networks via the Meraki dashboard. The expansion of Catalyst 9300-M switching portfolio means that customers can now build their entire branch architecture on a cloud-native Catalyst platform.

May 9, 2023

GOVERNMENT

Cisco Meraki Achieves FedRAMP® In Process Designation

3 min read

Cisco Meraki is delighted to announce that we have begun the formal process to become authorized with the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP®). This is an important step in bringing our cloud-based platform, including the flagship Meraki networking products MX (security and SD-WAN), MS (switching), and MR (access points) to the U.S. Government.  

December 22, 2021

NETWORKING

Cisco Named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape for SD-WAN Infrastructure 2021

3 min read

Cisco SD-WAN has been named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide SD-WAN Infrastructure 2021 Vendor Assessment

February 9, 2021

SP360: SERVICE PROVIDER

Spectrum Enterprise and Cisco Meraki: Helping Businesses Accelerate Digital Transformation

1 min read

Cisco is proud to welcome Charter Communications as a new advanced partner within the Cisco Cloud and Managed Services Program with the launch of its Managed Network Edge (MNE) solution powered by Cisco Meraki’s comprehensive platform of security, SD-WAN, Wi-Fi, switching, and smart camera solutions.