Rob Salvagno

Vice President
Corporate Business Development

Rob Salvagno is the Head of Cisco’s M&A and venture investment team.

Rob is a 15-year veteran at Cisco and has been responsible for driving some of the company’s most innovative and impactful initiatives, including the evolution of Cisco as a strategic investor, the construction of its major spin-ins such as Insieme and key acquisitions such as Meraki and Nuova.

Rob has also helped develop and drive new opportunities in China and implemented several of Cisco’s joint venture projects.

Rob earned his B.A. in Economics from Stanford University. Prior to Cisco, Rob was a technology investment banker at DLJ.

Rob Salvagno's Articles

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  Executive Platform

  Empowering Customers at the Edge

  May 1, 2017 - 21 Comments

  Over the past several years, an immense transition has taken place as networks have become more diverse and complex. Companies large and small have many branch sites – users at

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  Executive Platform

  Cisco Announces Intent to Acquire AppDynamics

  January 24, 2017 - 15 Comments

  Together with Cisco’s Digital Network Architecture, customers will now have end-to-end insight across their technology stack.

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  Executive Platform

  Cisco Announces Acquisition of Worklife

  October 17, 2016 - 16 Comments

  I’m pleased to announce the acquisition of Heroik Labs, Inc. doing business as Worklife. Worklife is a privately-held company based in San Francisco, CA that provides software to improve meeting

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  Innovation

  Innovation, Transformation and Impact Through Investments and M&A – 2016 and Beyond

  September 28, 2016 - 0 Comments

  One year ago, I became the new leader for Cisco’s Corporate Development team, leading Cisco’s acquisitions and investment strategy. The corporate development team was already firing on all cylinders, and

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  Executive Platform

  Cisco Announces Intent to Acquire ContainerX

  August 30, 2016 - 7 Comments

  I’m excited to share that today Cisco announced its intent to acquire ContainerX, Inc., Cisco’s first acquisition in the rapidly emerging container market. ContainerX is an early stage, privately held

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  Executive Platform

  Cisco to Expand Cloud Security Portfolio with Acquisition of CloudLock

  June 28, 2016 - 9 Comments

  I’m excited to share that today Cisco announced its intent to acquire CloudLock Inc., a leading cloud security solution that gives companies visibility and policy control over content shared in

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  Executive Platform

  Cisco Completes Acquisition of CliQr

  April 15, 2016 - 7 Comments

  I’m excited to announce that we’ve completed our acquisition of CliQr Technologies Inc., a privately-held company that provides a cloud platform to model, deploy and manage applications across hybrid IT

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  Executive Platform

  Cisco Announces Acquisition of Synata

  March 8, 2016 - 6 Comments

  Today, I’m excited to announce the acquisition of Synata. Synata is a privately-held company based in San Francisco that will enhance how customers can search rooms and content within Cisco

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  Executive Platform

  Cisco Announces Intent to Acquire Leaba Semiconductor

  March 2, 2016 - 3 Comments

  Today, I am pleased to announce Cisco’s intent to acquire Leaba Semiconductor, a venture-backed fabless semiconductor company based in Israel. Leaba is a team with a strong and successful track

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  Executive Platform

  Cisco’s Intent to Acquire Jasper is All About Making IoT Simple, Scalable and Interoperable

  February 3, 2016 - 34 Comments

  Today, Cisco announced its intent to acquire Jasper, a company that delivers a cloud-based IoT service platform for millions of connected devices. With Jasper, enterprises can simplify and automate the

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