SVTDG

... for the implementation of sound, long-term tax policies that promote the global competitiveness of the U.S. technology industry.

The Silicon Valley Tax Directors Group is composed of representatives from leading technology companies with corporate offices predominantly located in the area between San Francisco and San Jose, California (widely known as “Silicon Valley”). The group was formed in 1981.

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Robert F. Johnson

Senior Vice President, Global Tax and Customs;
Cisco Systems, Inc.

Contact

johnsonr@cisco.com

408.527.9087 PHONE

Education

B.S. Accounting, Pennsylvania State University

Professional Organizations

Board - Alliance for Competitive Taxation (ACT); Tax Committee - Business Round Table (BRT); Tax Committee - National Foreign Trade Council (NFTC); Tax Committee - United States Council for International Business (USCIB); Tax Committee - Business at OECD (BIAC); Tax Committee - Information Technology Industry Council (ITI); Tax Committee - Coalition for American Innovation (CAI)

Background

Public accounting and corporate tax management. Current responsibilities include management of Cisco’s global tax and customs obligations and leading and Cisco’s global tax and customs team.

Company Profile

Cisco Systems, Inc.

170 West Tasman Drive

San Jose, California 95134


Cisco designs and sells a broad range of technologies that power the Internet. Cisco’s platforms are integrated across networking, security, collaboration, applications and the cloud. These platforms are designed to help our customers manage more users, devices and things connecting to their networks. Cisco Systems is headquartered in San Jose, California.