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About
David Goeckeler is the Chief Executive Officer of Sandisk, a data storage company with operations in the United States and Asia and more than 10,000 employees worldwide. He previously served as CEO of Western Digital, where he oversaw its separation into two public companies, Western Digital and Sandisk, and earlier led Cisco's networking and security business as executive vice president and general manager, having begun his career at Bell Laboratories. Goeckeler chairs the board of the Semiconductor Industry Association and the U.S.-Japan Business Council at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and serves on the boards of ADP and the University of Illinois College of Engineering board of visitors.
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Experience
- SandiskChief Executive Officercurrent2025 — presentMilpitas, California, United States
- Western DigitalChief Executive Officer2020 — 2025San Jose, California, United States
- CiscoExecutive Vice President and General Manager, Networking and Security Business2017 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- CiscoSenior Vice President and General Manager, Networking and Security Business Group2016 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- CiscoSenior Vice President and General Manager, Security Business Group2014 — 2016San Jose, CA
- CiscoVice President, Product and Platform Engineering, Security Business Group2012 — 2014San Jose, CA
Skills & more
Cloud Computing86Unified Communications29Distributed Systems6Go-to-market Strategy72Data Center35Cisco Technologies53Product Management19Enterprise Software28Telecommunications14Wireless14SaaS30Cross-functional Team Leadership13
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- Who is David Goeckeler?
- David Goeckeler is the Chief Executive Officer of Sandisk, a data storage company with operations in the United States and Asia and more than 10,000 employees worldwide. He previously served as CEO of Western Digital, where he oversaw its separation into two public companies, Western Digital and Sandisk, and earlier led Cisco's networking and security business as executive vice president and general manager, having begun his career at Bell Laboratories. Goeckeler chairs the board of the Semiconductor Industry Association and the U.S.-Japan Business Council at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and serves on the boards of ADP and the University of Illinois College of Engineering board of visitors.
- Where does David Goeckeler work?
- David Goeckeler is Chief Executive Officer at SanDisk.
- Where did David Goeckeler go to school?
- David Goeckeler studied at University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business (MBA, Business); Columbia Business School (MBA, Business); University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (M.S., Computer Science).
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Also attended University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business885
Mark FiorentinoInvestor at Index VenturesRishi ModiInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Yibo NianInvestment Director at Intel CapitalZhenyu TangInvestment Director at Intel CapitalDennisDirector of Trading at Pantera CapitalAnna ChenInvestor at Madrona Venture Group
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Also attended Columbia Business School1,062
Ryan PetersenFounder & CEO of FlexportAryo TehranianManaging Director at Mayfair Equity PartnersYibo NianInvestment Director at Intel CapitalKesha CashFounder & General Partner at Impact America FundMahati SridharPartner, Rise of the Rest at RevolutionGiuseppe IademarcoHead of Global Partnership at P101 Ventures
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Also attended University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign740
Max LevchinCo-founder of PayPal; founder, chairman & CEO of Affirm; partner at SciFi VCLuke NosekCo-founder of PayPal; co-founder of GigafundSundeep PeechuGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesDeep NisharInvestment Team at General CatalystPrashant ShahPartner at Monta Vista CapitalNoorPartner at Clear Ventures
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Also attended University of Missouri-Columbia123
Dea SurjadiSpecial Advisor at Golden Gate VenturesTed CarstensenPlatform Team Manager at HeavybitJacob DeHardtManager, Fund Accounting at Sapphire VenturesAnna OglodzinskaExecutive Assistant at Sapphire VenturesChris KraeuterHead of Communications at ParadigmJeff SturmanExecutive Venture Partner at Caduceus Capital Partners
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Also worked at Sandisk34
Steve WozniakCo-founder of AppleYibo NianInvestment Director at Intel CapitalArnon DinurPartner at 83NorthAlexander AshavskyManaging Director, Data Science and Engineering at Deerfield Management CompanyAymerik RenardGeneral Partner at HCVCBoaz DinteManaging Partner at Qumra Capital
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Also worked at Western Digital23
Johnny HooperAssociate at March Capital PartnersAymerik RenardGeneral Partner at HCVCMasood PirzadaCEO at Presidio VenturesJohn TemteManaging Director, Founder at WYO VCRuban KanapathippillaiInvestor at Sand Hill AngelsSam IrvaniChief Investment Officer & Partner at Waveland Venture Partners
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