Carl Russo – Biography

Last update: March 25, 2026

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Carl was Vice President of Optical Strategy and Group Vice President of Optical Networking at Cisco, and President and Chief Executive Officer at Cerent. Carl served as Chief Executive Officer and Director and Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer for Calix.

Carl Russo is currently

Chairman of the Board at Calix - View - Calix org chart



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Carl Russo graduated from Swarthmore College.

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