Gary Smith Location

United States

Gary Smith Work

  • 2001 - now  President and CEO @ Ciena
  • 1999 - 2001 President and Chief Operating Officer @ Ciena
  • 1998 - 1999 Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales @ Ciena
  • 1997 - 1998 Vice President, International @ Ciena
  • 2025 - now  Board Member @ Planet
  • 2011 - 2023 Board Member @ National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC)
  • 2004 - 2021 Board Member @ Commvault
  • 2011 - 2017 Board Member @ Avaya
  • 1995 - 1997 Vice President, Sales and Marketing @ Intelsat
  • 1991 - 1995 Vice President, Europe and Vice President, Sales and Marketing @ Cray Communications Group PLC

Gary Smith Education

  • Ashridge Management College

    Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

Gary Smith Skills

  • Telecommunications
  • Strategy
  • Leadership
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • International M&A
  • Cross-functional Team Leadership
  • Business Strategy
  • Channel Partners
  • Cloud Computing
  • Ethernet

Gary Smith Summary

Gary Smith, based in United States, is currently a President and CEO at Ciena. Gary Smith brings experience from previous roles at Ciena and Planet. Gary Smith holds a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) @ Ashridge Management College. With a robust skill set that includes Telecommunications, Strategy, Leadership, Mergers & Acquisitions, International M&A and more. Gary Smith has 4 emails on RocketReach.

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