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Jayshree V. Ullal
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Ullal in 2014
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| Born | March 27, 1961 London, England
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| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Santa Clara University San Francisco State University |
| Occupation | CEO and president, Arista Networks |
| Spouse(s) | Vijay Ullal |
| Children | 2 daughters |
Jayshree V. Ullal (born March 27, 1961) is a British-American businesswoman. She is the president and CEO of Arista Networks. This company helps build fast and reliable networks for cloud computing. They create systems that allow huge amounts of data to move quickly in large computer centers.
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Early Life and Education
Jayshree Ullal was born in London, England, on March 27, 1961. Her family was from India. She grew up in New Delhi, India, and went to school there.
She later moved to the United States for college. In 1981, she earned a degree in electrical engineering from San Francisco State University. She continued her studies at Santa Clara University, where she received a master's degree in engineering management and leadership in 1986.
Career Journey
Starting Her Career
Jayshree Ullal began her career at a company called Fairchild Semiconductor. She then joined Advanced Micro Devices (AMD). At AMD, she helped design special computer chips that could store information very quickly.
In 1988, she started working at Ungermann-Bass. There, she was in charge of the part of the company that focused on connecting different computer networks.
In 1992, Ullal became the vice-president of marketing at Crescendo Communications. This company made products for fast computer networks. She helped develop new ways to connect computers using special cables and worked on early forms of Ethernet switching, which helps direct data traffic on a network.
Working at Cisco
In September 1993, a big company called Cisco Systems bought Crescendo Communications. This was Cisco's first time buying a company that made network switches. Jayshree Ullal joined Cisco and started working on their Catalyst switching business. This part of Cisco grew from a small beginning in 1993 to a huge business by 2000.
As a leader at Cisco, Ullal started important projects. These included making it easier for people to communicate using computers and phones. She also helped manage about 20 company purchases for Cisco.
By 2005, she became a Senior Vice President. She was responsible for the group that handled large computer centers, network connections, and security. Her work helped bring in billions of dollars for Cisco. Jayshree Ullal worked at Cisco for more than 15 years.
Leading Arista Networks
In October 2008, Jayshree Ullal became the CEO and President of Arista Networks. This company, located in Santa Clara, California, focuses on cloud networking. Cloud networking helps connect many computers and servers over the internet, making it possible for services like streaming videos or online games to work smoothly.
Forbes magazine recognized Ullal as one of the most important people in the networking industry because of her work at Arista Networks.
In June 2014, Ullal led Arista Networks to become a public company. This means its shares were first sold on the New York Stock Exchange.
She has received many honors for her leadership. Barron's magazine named her one of the "World's Best CEOs" in 2018. Fortune magazine also listed her among the "Top 20 Business persons" in 2019.
Board Memberships
Jayshree Ullal has also served on the boards of directors for other companies. A board of directors helps guide a company's decisions.
- May 2008 – 2010; Zscaler
- October 2008 – Present; Arista Networks
- June 2020 – Present; Snowflake Inc.
Awards and Recognitions
Jayshree Ullal has received many awards for her achievements:
- In 2001, Newsweek named her one of the "20 powerful Women to Watch."
- She received the Innovator and Influencer Award from Information Week in 2001.
- In 2005, Network World listed her as one of the "50 Most Powerful People in Networking."
- She was honored with a Women of Influence award for Security CSOs in 2008.
- In 2013, she received the Distinguished Engineering Alumni Award from Santa Clara University's School of Engineering.
- CRN ranked her highly on their "Top 25 Disrupters" lists in 2014 and 2015.
- She won the EY US Entrepreneur Of The Year Award in 2015.
- She was named to Barron's "World's Best CEOs" list in both 2018 and 2019.
- In 2019, she was number 18 on Fortune's "Businessperson of the Year" list.
- Forbes honored her in 2022 as one of "America's Richest Self-Made Women."
- She was included in the Silicon Valley Business Journal's first Power 100 list for 2023.
- She received the ET Global Indian award in 2023 and the Banyan Tree Award in 2024.
Personal Life
Jayshree Ullal is married to Vijay Ullal. They have two daughters. The family lives in Saratoga, California. Her husband, Vijay Ullal, is now an investor. He used to be a leader at Fairchild Semiconductor. Jayshree Ullal also has a niece and nephew, and some of her shares in Arista are set aside for her children and them.
