PipeLinks is a pioneer in SONET/SDH routers capable of simultaneously transporting circuit-based traffic and routing IP traffic. Cisco has been a minority investor in PipeLinks since 1997.
Michael Goguen focuses on semiconductor and systems investments. Prior to joining Sequoia Capital in 1996, Michael spent 10 years in various... engineering, research, and product management roles at DEC, SynOptics and Centillion, and was a director of Engineering at Bay Networks . Michael was also a Technical Chairman of the ATM Forum. Michael has a BS in Electrical Engineering from Cornell University and an MS in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University. Mike focuses on investments in the components and systems sectors. He is also a director at Ikanos, Infoblox, LogLogic, MEMX, Navini, Ometric, PayDay One, Sipera and WideRay. Mike was responsible for Sequoia Capital's investments in Ardent, MaxComm, Monterey Networks, Netiverse, and Pipelinks, which were all acquired by Cisco. He was also responsible for investments in Spatial Wireless , Avanex , NetScreen , Versatile , Redback Networks , Springbank , Yago Systems , and VitalSigns Software .more
In May, 2003, Larry Carter stepped away from his role as CFO at Cisco to become a board member and officer. During his career as CFO, his finance... organization was spotlighted in major publications such as Fortune, Harvard Business Review, CFO magazine, and Financial Executive. He continues to influence and drive the strategy and direction Cisco.more