William N. Carrico, Jr.

William "Bill" N. Carrico, Jr. (born 1949 or 1950)[1] is a computer scientist and has founded several technology companies in the Silicon Valley area. He has been president and CEO of 3Com Corporation,[2] senior vice president of Cisco Systems,[3] and chairman of Packet Design LLC.[4]

Education and personal life

Carrico graduated from Santa Clara University in 1972 with a BSEE, and attended Stanford University where he met his wife, Judy Estrin.[5]

Career

Carrico worked for Fairchild Semiconductor and Zilog.[4] He and Judith Estrin co-founded Bridge Communications in 1981, which merged with 3Com in 1987.[4] The couple joined Network Computing Devices in 1988.[6] Carrico and Estrin also co-founded Precept Software in 1995 (acquired by Cisco Systems in 1998) and Packet Design LLC in 2000.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Hardy, Quentin (March 5, 2001). "Mr. and Mrs. Network". Forbes. Retrieved 2010-03-02.
  2. ↑ "3Com Losing Its President". The New York Times. May 7, 1988. Retrieved 2010-03-02.
  3. ↑ "Cisco Appoints Bill Carrico to Senior Vice President" (Press release). Cisco. August 19, 1998. Retrieved 2010-03-02.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "William N. Carrico". Santa Clara University. Archived from the original on 2008-10-15. Retrieved 2010-03-02.
  5. ↑ Silberman, Steve (November 1, 2001). "Meet the Bellbusters". Wired. Retrieved 2010-03-02.
  6. ↑ Fisher, Lawrence M. (August 2, 1988). "Network Computing Lures Husband-and-Wife Team". The New York Times. Retrieved 2015-08-01.


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