# Alex Zinin

> Alex Zinin is a networking engineer, author and executive who co-founded Cinarra Systems in 2012 and served as its founding CEO. His career includes internet routing standards, Cisco and Alcatel-Lucent leadership, and cloud infrastructure work. Commvault identifies him in 2026 as VP/GM for Managed Service Providers.

- **Role:** VP/GM, Managed Service Providers at Commvault
- **Organizations:** Cinarra Systems, Commvault, Acronis, PR3VISION Consulting, Cisco Systems, Alcatel-Lucent, Nexsi Systems, AMT Group, Center Group, Internet Engineering Task Force
- **Education:** Master’s degree in Computer Science, Kazan State Technical University
- **Known for:** Authored Cisco IP Routing: Packet Forwarding and Intra-domain Routing Protocols, published by Addison-Wesley in 2001., IETF profile lists 14 RFCs, including RFC 5286 and RFC 6987., Served as IETF Routing Area co-director.

## Career timeline

- **1997** — Moved from Kazan to Moscow and joined AMT Group.
- **2000** — Moved to the United States to work at Cisco.
- **2001** — Worked as a routing software architect at Nexsi; published Cisco IP Routing.
- **2002** — Joined Alcatel and began service as an IETF Routing Area co-director.
- **2010** — Appointed CTO for Cisco’s service provider business in Asia Pacific and Japan.
- **2012** — Co-founded Cinarra Systems and became its founding CEO.
- **2013** — Cinarra announced a $4.5 million Series A led by Almaz Capital, with Cisco participation.
- **2015** — Cinarra announced a $20 million Series B led by SoftBank and joint operations in Japan.
- **2018** — Listed as moving from Cinarra CEO to managing partner at PR3VISION Consulting.
- **2023** — Identified by Acronis as Chief Cloud Infrastructure Officer.
- **2026** — Identified by Commvault as VP/GM, Managed Service Providers.

## Achievements

- Authored Cisco IP Routing: Packet Forwarding and Intra-domain Routing Protocols, published by Addison-Wesley in 2001.
- IETF profile lists 14 RFCs, including RFC 5286 and RFC 6987.
- Served as IETF Routing Area co-director.
- Received Alcatel Fellow and Bell Labs Fellow honors.
- Co-founded Cinarra and led it through its early financing and Japanese operating partnership with SoftBank.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Published a Commvault article on digital sovereignty and discussed the topic with Max Mortillaro on STRIVE.
- **2026-05** — Published Commvault articles on operational sovereignty and recovery readiness.

## Links

- Website: https://medium.com/@alex.zinin
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexzinin/

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Last updated: 2026-10-14