# Jayshree Ullal

> Jayshree V. Ullal is CEO and chairperson of Arista Networks. A semiconductor engineer who became a networking executive, she joined Arista in 2008 after 15 years at Cisco, led its June 2014 IPO and has overseen its expansion into cloud, enterprise and AI networking. She is also a Snowflake board member and an alumna of San Francisco State and Santa Clara University.

- **Role:** Chief Executive Officer and Chairperson at Arista Networks
- **Organizations:** Arista Networks, Snowflake, Cisco Systems, Crescendo Communications, Ungermann-Bass, Advanced Micro Devices, Fairchild Semiconductor
- **From:** London, United Kingdom
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.S. in Electrical Engineering, San Francisco State University, M.S. in Engineering Management, Santa Clara University
- **Known for:** Led Arista’s June 2014 IPO., Led Arista as it reached $9.006 billion in fiscal 2025 revenue., EY Entrepreneur of the Year recognition in 2015.

## Career timeline

- **1981** — Graduated from San Francisco State with an electrical engineering degree; began her career in semiconductor engineering.
- **1986** — Earned an M.S. in Engineering Management at Santa Clara University.
- **1993** — Joined Cisco through its acquisition of Crescendo Communications, where she was vice president of marketing.
- **2005** — Became senior vice president of Cisco’s Data Center, Switching and Security Technology group.
- **2008** — Left Cisco in May; became Arista president and CEO in October. Appointment announced October 23.
- **2014** — Led Arista’s June IPO on the New York Stock Exchange.
- **2020** — Joined Snowflake’s board in June.
- **2023** — Delivered San Francisco State’s commencement address in May and became Arista chairperson in December.
- **2025** — Received Santa Clara University’s honorary Doctor of Engineering and delivered its undergraduate commencement keynote.
- **2026** — Arista reported its first quarter with more than $3 billion revenue, for Q2 2026.

## Achievements

- Led Arista’s June 2014 IPO.
- Led Arista as it reached $9.006 billion in fiscal 2025 revenue.
- EY Entrepreneur of the Year recognition in 2015.
- Named among Barron’s World’s Best CEOs in 2018.
- Fortune Top 20 Business Persons recognition in 2019.
- The Economic Times Global Indian of the Year in 2023.
- Santa Clara University honorary Doctor of Engineering in 2025.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Co-authored The Next Frontier for AI Fabrics: Scale Across Networking with Brendan Gibbs, published September 22.
- **2026-08** — Arista reported Q2 revenue of $3.036 billion, up 37.7% year over year, on August 4.
- **2026-02** — Arista reported fiscal 2025 revenue of $9.006 billion and cumulative shipments of 150 million ports.

## Links

- Website: https://www.arista.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jayshree-ullal-b22342138/

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