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Manny Rivelo is Senior Vice President of Worldwide Field Process and Technical Operations for Cisco Systems, with responsibility for operations within Worldwide Sales including Systems Engineering, Global Accounts, Sales Support Programs, Sales Productivity, Inside Sales and U.S. Field Marketing. In this role, Rivelo drives the initiatives, policies, processes and programs to ensure that Cisco’s sales force achieves its productivity targets and customer focus. Rivelo has established a track record for producing results and leading Cisco’s sales organization to pursue innovative programs, become more technically savvy through training and development and focus on customer success. He has provided the leadership to enable Cisco to become a process-centric enterprise designed to drive greater productivity by focusing efficiency, effectiveness and customer intimacy for the global sales force.  View Expanded Biography

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John Chambers is president and CEO of Cisco Systems, the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet. Since January 1995, when he assumed this position, Chambers has grown the company from $1.2 billion in annual revenue to its current run rate of approximately $23.8 billion. Chambers has been lauded by government leaders and publications worldwide for his visionary strategy, his ability to drive an entrepreneurial culture, and his warm-hearted, straight-talking approach. He has served two American presidents; most currently as Vice Chairman of the President George Bush National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC). On this committee, Chambers provides industry experience and leadership to help protect the critical infrastructure of the United States. He was appointed to this position by President Bush in November 2002. He previously served on President Bush's transition team as a member of his Education Committee and on President Bill Clinton's Trade Policy Committee.  View Expanded Biography [Back to Top]

Mo Rocca, contributor to NBC's Tonight Show with Jay Leno and former correspondent for Comedy Central's The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, is known for his wacky, tongue-in-cheek news reports and hilarious commentary. He is regularly seen on VH1's I Love...series.

Rocca's book, All the Presidents' Pets, just released in paperback, is a satirical tour-de-force of investigative journalism that blows the lid off of a long-held secret in Washington: the Presidents' pets are more than just photo ops. Equal parts All The President's Men, Charlotte's Web and The Da Vinci Code, the book is the journalistic watershed event of the decade. Really.

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