Don Proctor

In over 25 years of experience in the Silicon Valley technology industry, I've had the privilege to build 3 separate $1B+ businesses, lead teams of up to 10,000, and develop and scale hundreds of products for the enterprise, telecommunications, and small business markets.

My focus is on disruptive technologies such as VoIP, complex product transitions, mergers & acquisitions, scaling businesses from the startup phase to maturity, and transforming business models (I led WebEx, Cisco's first "as a service" cloud business, after the its acquisition in 2007).

Over the past 10 years, I have been an advisor to the White House, Congress, Defense and Civilian Agencies, the European Commission and Parliament, and organizations such as the World Economic Forum, the Council on Foreign Affairs, and Business Executives for National Security on technology policy and cybersecurity.

I am a board director for the Computer History Museum and the national Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, and Chair Emeritus of the Advisory Council for the Lawrence Hall of Science, and hold the CERT Certificate in Cyber Risk Oversight from the National Association of Corporate Directors.

I am passionate about working with companies, government agencies, and other organizations on technology policy, product strategy and positioning, execution excellence, cybersecurity, and approaches to innovation.

Education

• University of California, Berkeley

Companies

• Advisor Stealth Startup (2019)
• Board of Advisors Yagna iQ Inc. (2018)
• Founder and CEO Bk97 Digital (2017)
• CEO Center for Cisco Heritage (2016)
• Lecturer UC Berkeley College of Engineering (2013)
• Adjunct Professor University of San Francisco (2013)
• Chair Emeritus, Advisory Council Lawrence Hall of Science, UC Berkeley (2012)
• Member Board Of Trustees Computer History Museum (2012)
• Member Board Of Trustees The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (2013 — 2019)

Skills

The most important

• Leadership Development
• Team Leadership
• Government

Other

Network Security, Visionary, Public Speaking, Teaching, Software as a Service (SaaS), Product Marketing, Routers, Business Strategy, Virtualization, Strategic Planning, Business Development, Security, Management, Cross-functional Team Leadership, Computer Security, Network Administration, Software Development, Program Management, SaaS, Cisco IOS, Product Management, Strategy, Go-to-market Strategy, Start-ups, Strategic Partnerships, Unified Communications, Cloud Computing, Networking, Leadership, VoIP, Cisco Technologies, Enterprise Software