# Jun Shi

> Jun Shi is CEO and President of Accton Technology, the $7.9B Taiwanese ODM powerhouse behind much of the world's white-box networking hardware. A 25-year veteran of Silicon Valley's networking giants — Cisco, Juniper, and F5 — he shepherded startup Volterra from inception through its $500 million acquisition before joining Accton in 2023. Now he's steering the company's ambitious pivot: from hardware maker to full-stack open infrastructure provider, anchored by Nexvec, a turnkey AI-ready infrastructure solution launched in May 2025.

- **Role:** CEO & President at Accton Technology
- **Organizations:** Accton Technology, Edgecore Networks, Open Networking User Group (ONUG)
- **Nationality:** Chinese
- **Education:** Master's degree, Communications and Electronics Systems, Xidian University
- **Known for:** Led Volterra from inception through its $500 million acquisition by F5 Networks, Oversaw record-breaking product innovation and revenue growth at Juniper Networks, Elected CEO of Accton Technology within three months of joining as EVP/CRO

## Career timeline

- **1998-2011** — Cisco Systems - Various roles including Senior Product Manager and Sr. Technical Marketing Engineer, focusing on network convergence
- **2011-2018** — Juniper Networks - VP of Sales Engineering APAC, and Senior Director of Product Line Management; drove record-breaking product innovation and growth
- **2018-2021** — Volterra - VP of Sales and Business Development; led company from inception through its $500M acquisition by F5
- **2021-2023** — F5 Networks - VP of Product & Engineering, Data Platform and Vice President of Global Volterra Sales following the acquisition
- **2023-05** — Joined Accton Technology as Executive Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer
- **2023-08** — Elected CEO & President of Accton Technology by the Board of Directors
- **2024-06** — Announced strategic transformation of Accton from ODM/JDM to tech service provider
- **2025-04** — Presented 'Continuum Open Infrastructure' at Versa Networks Versatility 2025 event
- **2025-05** — Launched Nexvec - Edgecore Networks' turnkey open infrastructure solution for Enterprise AI

## Achievements

- Led Volterra from inception through its $500 million acquisition by F5 Networks
- Oversaw record-breaking product innovation and revenue growth at Juniper Networks
- Elected CEO of Accton Technology within three months of joining as EVP/CRO
- Driving Accton's strategic transformation from hardware ODM to full-stack tech service provider
- Launched Nexvec - a turnkey open infrastructure platform integrating networking, composable compute, and storage for Enterprise AI
- Oversees Accton Technology Group with ~$7.9B annual revenue and ~4,500 employees
- Member of Open Networking User Group (ONUG)
- Led Accton's investment in Aviz Networks alongside Cisco Investments and Wistron (2023)

## Latest updates

- **2025-05** — Launched Nexvec, Edgecore Networks' turnkey open infrastructure solution combining open networking, composable compute, and storage for Enterprise AI, with the Nous controller for lifecycle management
- **2025-04** — Presented 'Continuum Open Infrastructure' at Versa Networks Versatility 2025 event on April 8
- **2025-10** — Accton participated in OCP Global Summit 2025 in San Jose (Oct 13-16)
- **2024-06** — Publicly announced Accton's transformation strategy from ODM/JDM to tech service provider in Digitimes interview
- **2023-11** — Accton co-invested in Aviz Networks' $10M funding round alongside Cisco Investments and Wistron

## Links

- Website: https://accton.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/junshicn
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/accton/

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Last updated: 2026-05-16