Ed Meyercord

About Ed Meyercord

As President & CEO of Extreme Networks, I’m honored to lead a talented team of global experts, innovators, and thought leaders as we work to create effortless networking experiences that advance the way we live, work, and share. The networking establishment might still believe that customers want complex infrastructure and management tools with rigid licensing models to manage their digital transformation, but at Extreme, we know that’s not the case. That’s why we’ve been challenging the status quo for over 25 years. We anticipate the needs of our clients, as well as their end-users, and provide innovative solutions that provide competitive advantage – from building the very first Gigabit Ethernet switch to providing unprecedented choice to manage edge-to-data center networks privately, on-premises, or in any major public cloud. With our solutions, our customers can accelerate digital transformation efforts and deliver progress like never before.I’ve led Extreme through a chapter of transformation as we’ve gone from a small networking player to the industry’s third largest vendor with over a billion dollars in revenue per year. Through acquisition, organic growth, and innovation, we’ve become the industry’s fastest-growing cloud-managed networking vendor and are on pace for double-digit growth.I’ve always believed that Extreme doesn’t win until our stakeholders do. It isn’t just about our technology leadership. It’s about our employees, partners, and customers, and ultimately how we help them win and advance. And it’s about what we’re doing to make the world a better place – whether that be from an environmental, social, or charitable perspective. It’s only by working together that we will succeed. It’s an exciting time to be part of Extreme and as I look toward the future, I’m proud to continue to lead us in the next wave of networking innovations.

Experience

1. Chief Executive Officer, President and Director

   Extreme Networks

   Aug 2009 — Present · San Jose, CA, US

   Extreme Networks creates effortless networking experiences that enable all of us to advance. We push the boundaries of technology leveraging the powers of machine learning, artificial intelligence, analytics, and automation. Over customers globally trust our end-to-end, cloud-driven networking solutions and rely on our top-rated services and support to accelerate their digital transformation efforts and deliver progress like never before.

Education

• NYU Stern School of Business

  MBA, Finance

  1989 — 1991

• Trinity College-Hartford

  BA, Economics

  1983 — 1987

Skills

• Equities
• Solution Selling
• Valuation
• Ip
• Business Development
• Account Management
• Due Diligence
• Cloud Computing
• Corporate Development
• Telecommunications
• Strategic Planning
• Saas
• Business Alliances
• Financial Analysis
• Negotiation
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Unified Communications
• Asset Management
• Wireless
• Venture Capital
• Managed Services
• Corporate Finance
• Business Strategy
• Strategic Partnerships
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Go-to-Market Strategy
• New Business Development
• Mergers
• Contract Negotiation
• Start-Ups
• Voip
• Sales
• Enterprise Software
• Financial Modeling