 Jayshree
Ullal is the dynamic force behind Cisco's LAN switching
business. She has been in the US for over two decades but
says her formative years were in India "All my impressionable
days have been here, I grew up like every normal Indian child
does, focusing mostly on academics and also music and dance."
She holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering
from San Francisco State University and a Master
of Science Degree in Engineering Management from Santa
Clara University. Prior to joining Cisco, she was the Vice
President of Marketing at Crescendo Communication where
she helped pioneer CDDI 100 - Mbps over copper. During her seven
year tenure at Cisco, the LAN switching business has grown
from an absolute zero to a six billion dollar a year venture
and now holds the number one market position.
In her spare time she loves to listen to Carnatic music and
read."I think learning music in South Indian families for
a girl comes as a part of the matrimonial qualification," says
Jayshree and busts into laughter. Ullal's expertise lies in
building strong, talented and competitive teams focused on achieving
goals. She was the first woman to be awarded the Entrepreneurial
and Leadership Award sponsored by Silicon India in 1999.
Jayshree is a member of the American National Standards
Institute (ANSI); she is on the editorial committee of
Silicon India - a technical publication; one of the board
members of Indian Business and Professional Women and presently
the Vice President and General Manager in the Enterprise Line
of Business at Cisco Systems, Inc.
 Leadership
quality when compared to technical talent…
"Everybody must be a leader in their own sphere. Just
being a leader is not enough, a leader should know where to
take the others. Here again, if you don't take chances you'll
be stagnating. And we should know how to transform hi-tech concepts
into understandable English." India two decades ago and
now…
"When I left India, I knew I wanted to come back, but then
after my studies I wanted to experience the American work atmosphere.
In India I could not have thought of work on this large scale…our
thinking was different. But today we have Indians all over the
world, the success of more Indians is resulting in more Indian-based
start- ups. Instead of competing they are collaborating".
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