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Tae Yoo

Senior Vice President

Corporate Affairs

The catalyst for Cisco’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) vision, Tae leads the company’s social investments as well as champions environmental efforts and a triple bottom line framework (social, environmental, and financial) across the business. Ms. Yoo drives a strategy that engages public-private partnerships and leverages Cisco’s business, technical, and financial assets for inclusive growth and social impact in communities around the world. After a commitment in 2016 to positively impact 1 billion people with digital solutions by 2025, Cisco has already impacted 716 million, primarily through its strategic social investments and efforts to catalyze an entrepreneurial ecosystem that supports progress and inclusive growth. Corporate Affairs also invests in developing digital skills and creating positive change in education and workforce development. Through her leadership, the Cisco Networking Academy program has become one of the largest ICT education programs in the world, reaching over 15 million students since the program’s inception in 1997 and helping 2.9 million people get jobs since 2005. Ms. Yoo was one of Cisco’s early employees. Prior to Corporate Affairs, she was influential in creating new markets for Cisco by co-founding the Business Development organization. She also spent time based in Europe where she provided leadership to Cisco’s Global Distribution Channels, a critical component in the company’s growth. Throughout her tenure, Ms. Yoo’s insight and business acumen have enabled Cisco to successfully collaborate across government, business, and NGOs for tangible, positive outcome. Ms. Yoo envisions a world where everyone will be able to participate and succeed in the digital economy. As a CSR trailblazer recently named one of GreenBiz’ 25 Badass Women Shaping Climate Action in 2021, Silicon Valley Business Journal’s Women of Influence, and Assent Compliance’s Top 100 Corporate Social Responsibility Influence Leaders, Ms. Yoo frequently speaks and writes on the evolution of CSR as well as the need for better broadband access in developing countries, innovative education models that lead to jobs, and a new generation of innovators who leverage technology for social impact. Currently, Ms. Yoo is a Trustee of the Cisco Foundation and member of the Service Year Alliance Board. She is also a member on the WEF Global Future Council on the New Agenda for Education and Skills and a founding member of the CSR Board. Ms. Yoo holds a degree in Communications from Virginia Tech.

Articles

December 12, 2018

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The Path You are Meant to Take

Our 2018 Corporate Social Responsibility Report, launched today, demonstrates how we're making the impossible possible.

September 29, 2018

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Shining a Spotlight on Young Leaders Who are Solving Global Problems

Inspiring the next generation of global problem solvers, how Cisco is partnering with Global Citizen to recognize young leaders.

How Cisco Is Helping Tweens Become Tech-Savvy Global Problem Solvers

Help us build a pathway for in-demand entrepreneurial and life skills, growing the impact that GPS: The Series participants can have now and hopefully for years to come.

June 25, 2018

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Introducing Global Problem Solvers: The Series

We’re pleased to introduce Global Problem Solvers: The Series (GPS: The Series), a new Cisco corporate social responsibility (CSR) educational initiative.

May 21, 2018

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Announcing the 2018 Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge Winners

In this second year of the Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge, Cisco is proud to continue recognizing young entrepreneurs who are developing innovative, technology-based solutions and services that have the ability to change the world.

March 9, 2018

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An Inspiring Conversation with Global Problem Solvers

Earlier this week, I had the opportunity to sit down with Mary Elizabeth McCulloch and Elizabeth Nyeko, two socially minded young women who exemplify the mindset of a Global Problem Solver.

February 13, 2018

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Adaptive. Reliable. Secure. Even during a crisis.

Working together in Puerto Rico, Cisco and NetHope restored networks that enabled emergency response teams and relief agencies to communicate and coordinate efforts in real time to start rebuilding communities.

January 22, 2018

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Cisco Named One of the Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations by Corporate Knights

At Cisco, we are honored to be ranked among the 2018 Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations, a validation of our commitment to corporate social responsibility, to positively impact society and the planet.

December 11, 2017

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Cisco’s FY17 CSR Report: Accelerating Global Problem Solving

Our 2017 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) report is a testament to the progress we have made, and of course, to the work still left to do.