Dave Ward has served as head of Cisco’s Chief Technology and Architecture Office. He has also served on the Boards of the Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions, Advanced Imaging Society, Linux Foundation, Linux Foundation Networking, ITU Telecommunication Standardization Sector, Governmental Advisory boards and Open Networking Foundation. Currently, he is the CEO of PacketFabric, a company that is redefining excellence in the Network-as-a-Service category by delivering on-demand cloud access, Internet, and point-to-point connectivity through an API-driven platform, empowering users and businesses worldwide.