--- title: Arista Networks Blog | Jayshree Ullal description: "As CEO and Chairperson of Arista, Jayshree Ullal is responsible for Arista's business and thought leadership in AI and cloud networking. She led the company to a historic and successful IPO in June 2014 from zero to a multibillion-dollar business. Formerly Jayshree was Senior Vice President at Cisco, responsible for a $10B business in datacenter, switching and services. With more than 40 years of networking experience, she is the recipient of numerous awards including E&Y's \"Entrepreneur of the Year\" in 2015, Barron's \"World's Best CEOs\" in 2018 and one of Fortune's \"Top 20 Business persons\" in 2019. She was awarded \"Global Indian of the Year\" by the Economic Times in 2023 and was named a \"Silicon Valley Power 100\" in the Silicon Valley Business Journal in 2023 and 2024. Jayshree holds a B.S. in Engineering (Electrical) and an M.S. degree in engineering management. 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She led the company to a historic and successful IPO in June 2014 from zero to a multibillion-dollar business. Formerly Jayshree was Senior Vice President at Cisco, responsible for a $10B business in datacenter, switching and services. With more than 40 years of networking experience, she is the recipient of numerous awards including E&Y's "Entrepreneur of the Year" in 2015, Barron's "World's Best CEOs" in 2018 and one of Fortune's "Top 20 Business persons" in 2019. She was awarded "Global Indian of the Year" by the Economic Times in 2023 and was named a "Silicon Valley Power 100" in the Silicon Valley Business Journal in 2023 and 2024. Jayshree holds a B.S. in Engineering (Electrical) and an M.S. degree in engineering management. She is a recipient of the SFSU and SCU Distinguished Alumni Awards in 2013 and 2016. [![The Sun Rises on Scale-Up Ethernet](https://blogs.arista.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Sun-Rises-On-Scale-Up-Ethernet-JU-Blog.jpg?width=1600&height=900&name=Sun-Rises-On-Scale-Up-Ethernet-JU-Blog.jpg)](https://blogs.arista.com/blog/the-sun-rises-on-scale-up-ethernet) 3 min read #### [The Sun Rises on Scale-Up Ethernet](https://blogs.arista.com/blog/the-sun-rises-on-scale-up-ethernet) ![Picture of Jayshree Ullal](https://blogs.arista.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Arista%20(Marketing%20Only)/Images%20(Marketing%20Only)/Blog/Jayshree_Ullal_024.png?width=30&name=Jayshree_Ullal_024.png) [Jayshree Ullal:](https://blogs.arista.com/blog/author/jayshree-ullal) Oct 13, 2025, 4:39:59 PM Co-Authored by Hugh Holbrook, Chief Development Officer [Jayshree Ullal](https://blogs.arista.com/blog/topic/jayshree-ullal) [2025](https://blogs.arista.com/blog/topic/2025) [Artificial Intelligence](https://blogs.arista.com/blog/topic/artificial-intelligence) [Read More](https://blogs.arista.com/blog/the-sun-rises-on-scale-up-ethernet) [![](https://blogs.arista.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Agentic-AI-JU-Blog.jpg?width=1600&height=900&name=Agentic-AI-JU-Blog.jpg)](https://blogs.arista.com/blog/generative-and-agentic-ai-networking-revolution) 2 min read #### [Generative and Agentic AI Networking Revolution](https://blogs.arista.com/blog/generative-and-agentic-ai-networking-revolution) ![Picture of Jayshree Ullal](https://blogs.arista.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Arista%20(Marketing%20Only)/Images%20(Marketing%20Only)/Blog/Jayshree_Ullal_024.png?width=30&name=Jayshree_Ullal_024.png) [Jayshree Ullal](https://blogs.arista.com/blog/author/jayshree-ullal): Sep 10, 2025, 6:00:00 AM Co-Authored by Fred Hsu, Distinguished Solutions Engineer The world of technology is in the midst of a shift, driven by the rapid advancements in... 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