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Alen Malaki MBA

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Sr. Strategic Portfolio Director at Cisco Systems
📍 San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Alen is a global executive and entrepreneur with over 30 years of experience in the mobility, telecom, and energy sectors at Fortune 100 companies like Cisco, GM, and Motorola. A graduate of Stanfords GSB and holding an MBA from Indiana University, he is described by colleagues as competent and well-prepared.

He is passionate about fostering innovation by advising hundreds of international startups from UC Berkeley, Stanford, and Plug and Play. Alen actively supports social causes, including advocating for womens rights in Iran, and holds a mentorship badge from AnitaB. org, an organization dedicated to women in technology.

Unique fact: Alen manages a strategic investment portfolio of over $1 billion at Cisco, focusing on emerging technologies and driving global transformation.

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Experience
23 Years
Current Role
Sr. Strategic Portfolio Director
Job Level
Senior
Location
San Francisco Bay Area, United States
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Startup Mentorship
Serves as a Board Advisor and Executive in Residence for accelerators like Plug and Play and UC Berkeley SkyDeck, guiding startups on strategy and fundraising.
Emerging Technology
His role at Cisco focuses on deploying new technologies. He has a demonstrated interest in the Internet of Things (IoT) and Autonomous Vehicle (AV) advancements.
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Career

Work history

7-2007
Sr. Strategic Portfolio Director
Cisco Systems
1-2010
Board Advisor and Executive in Residance
Plug and Play Tech Center, Stanford Start X, UC Berkeley SkyDeck & Kotra
Director of Portfolio Management-Mobility
Freescale Semiconductor / NXP
6-2004
Director of Product Development
Fairchild - now part of ON Semiconductor
12-2002
Dir. Business Development & Operations
Kavlico/Solectron
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Education
2010 - 2011
Graduate School of Business
Stanford University
1-1988 - 5-1990
MBA
Indiana University
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