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]
Subrah S. Iyar | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 11, 1957 |
| Education | IIT Bombay, B.S. University of Southwestern Louisiana, M.S. |
| Occupation | Founder of Moxo |
| Known for | Founder of Cisco WebEx |
| Children | 2 |
Early life
editSubrah 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
editBeginning 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
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Varon, Elana (1 October 2002). "CIO 20/20 Honorees--Innovator's Profile: Subrah Iyar of WebEx Communications Inc". CIO magazine.
- ^ a b c "WebEx Communications, Inc. 2016 Form 10-K Annual Report". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
- ^ Needle, David (7 October 2005). "Subrah Iyar, Chairman and CEO, WebEx". Internet News.
- ^ "Cisco Completes Acquisition of WebEx" (Press release). Cisco Systems. 29 May 2007.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Moxtra Accelerates Position in Mobile Content Collaboration Space, Secures $10M in First Round of Funding" (Press release). Business Wire. 24 September 2013.