Carl Russo

Founder at CALIX, INC.

Net worth: 223 M $ as of 2026-05-30

69 year

61 connections

Electronic Technology

Technology Services

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Carl E.
Russo is the founder of Calix, Inc., founded in 1999, and holds the title of Chairman since 2022.
Former jobs include President & Chief Executive Officer at Cerent Corp.
in 1999, Director at Xirrus LLC, Director at Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions, Director at VITAL Network Services, Inc., Vice President-Optical Strategy at Cisco Systems, Inc. in 2002, Chief Operating Officer at Xircom, Inc. from 1995 to 1998, Senior VP & GM-Hyperchannel Networking Group at Network Systems, VP & General Manager-Data Networking Products at AT&T Paradyne, and Member-Managers Board at Swarthmore College.

Known holdings in public companies

Company	Date	Number of shares	Valuation	Valuation date
CALIX, INC. 8.8%	2026-06-28	5,616,007 ( 8.8% )	223 M $	2026-05-30

Carl Russo active positions

Companies	Position	Start
CALIX, INC.	Founder	1999-11-30

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Former positions of Carl Russo

Companies	Position	End
CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.	Corporate Officer/Principal	2002-04-30
Cerent Corp. Cerent Corp. Computer CommunicationsElectronic Technology Manufactures equipment for routing phone calls and Internet traffic through fiber optic lines	Chief Executive Officer	1999-09-30
XIRCOM, INC.	Chief Operating Officer	1998-03-31
VITAL Network Services, Inc. VITAL Network Services, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Provides network lifecycle services	Director/Board Member	-
Xirrus LLC Xirrus LLC Electronic Production EquipmentElectronic Technology Designs and sells wireless networking equipment	Director/Board Member	-

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Private companies	10
Cisco Systems, Inc. Cisco Systems, Inc. Telecommunications EquipmentElectronic Technology Designs and sells networking, security, collaboration, cloud management hardware & applications to securely connect industries and communities	Electronic Technology
Xircom, Inc. Xircom, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Manufactures PC Card and CardBus communications products	Technology Services
Cerent Corp. Cerent Corp. Computer CommunicationsElectronic Technology Manufactures equipment for routing phone calls and Internet traffic through fiber optic lines	Electronic Technology
Xirrus LLC Xirrus LLC Electronic Production EquipmentElectronic Technology Designs and sells wireless networking equipment	Electronic Technology
Network Systems Network Systems Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications Telecommunications concern	Communications
AT&T Paradyne AT&T Paradyne Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications Develops products and technologies providing network access for multimedia communications	Communications
Swarthmore College Swarthmore College Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Calix, Inc. Calix, Inc. Telecommunications EquipmentElectronic Technology Manufactures and supplies telecommunication equipment & develops and markets cloud and software platforms	Electronic Technology
Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Provides technical planning and development services	Technology Services
VITAL Network Services, Inc. VITAL Network Services, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Provides network lifecycle services	Technology Services