Subrah Iyar

Subrah S. Iyar
Born (1957-06-11) June 11, 1957 (age 67)
Bombay, Maharashtra State, India
EducationIIT Bombay, B.S.
University of Southwestern Louisiana, M.S.
OccupationFounder of Moxo
Known forFounder of Cisco WebEx
Children2

Subrah S. Iyar (born June 11, 1957) is an entrepreneur of Indian origin. He co-founded and was CEO of web conferencing provider WebEx until its acquisition by Cisco Systems in 2007 for US $3.2 billion. He is an early investor in and an advisor to Zoom Communications.[1]

Early life

Subrah S. Iyar was born in Mumbai, and received a B.S. in electrical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT-B). After graduation in 1982, he moved to the United States.[2]

Career

Beginning in 1983, he worked for 6 years for Apple Inc., where he was instrumental in creating the first OS licensing business in the Newton Group.[3]

From 1989 to 1995, he worked at Intel, where he directed product marketing and OEM sales management within the LAN software and systems group.[citation needed]

From October 1995 until November 1996, he was president of Future Labs, a subsidiary of Quarterdeck Office Systems.[3]

He was vice president of sales, marketing, and business development at Teleos Research, which was acquired by Autodesk.[4][3]

Iyar became an entrepreneur in 1996, when he founded WebEx in partnership with Min Zhu. The founding of the company was fueled by an interest in web conferencing. Min Zhu, a Stanford University-trained System Engineer had been struggling to develop a web-conferencing tool, when he met Iyer, who went into business together.[2]

On May 29, 2007, Cisco Systems acquired WebEx for $3.2 billion.[5]

After a 6-year break spending time with his 2 daughters, in 2012, Iyar co-founded and became CEO of Moxo.[6] Moxo is a digital client interaction platform that received funding from Cisco and KDDI from Japan.[7]

References

  1. ^ Huddleston Jr., Tom (21 August 2019). "Zoom's founder left a 6-figure job because he wasn't happy—and following his heart made him a billionaire". CNBC.
  2. ^ a b Varon, Elana (1 October 2002). "CIO 20/20 Honorees--Innovator's Profile: Subrah Iyar of WebEx Communications Inc". CIO magazine.
  3. ^ a b c "WebEx Communications, Inc. 2016 Form 10-K Annual Report". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
  4. ^ Needle, David (7 October 2005). "Subrah Iyar, Chairman and CEO, WebEx". Internet News.
  5. ^ "Cisco Completes Acquisition of WebEx" (Press release). Cisco Systems. 29 May 2007.
  6. ^ DESMARAIS, CHRISTINA (11 March 2013). "The Idea That Lured WebEx's Founder Back into Start-upsAfter a multi-billion dollar exit and a six year break, WebEx co-founder Subrah Iyar is back in the game with a new mobile app". Inc.
  7. ^ "Moxtra Accelerates Position in Mobile Content Collaboration Space, Secures $10M in First Round of Funding" (Press release). Business Wire. 24 September 2013.