Speaker Bio

As with biological ecosystems, innovation ecosystems that support sustainable innovation in public or private sector organizations must be in balance to sustain life. Ms. Estrin will discuss leadership styles, techniques and organizational constructs that encourage different types of innovation - spanning multiple time horizons - that make up a balanced innovation portfolio.

Judy Estrin is CEO of JLABS, LLC, formerly known as Packet Design Management Company, LLC. She is the author of "Closing the Innovation Gap," published in September, 2008. Prior to co-founding Packet Design, in May 2000, Estrin was Chief Technology Officer for Cisco. Beginning in 1981 Estrin co-founded three other successful technology companies: Bridge Communications, Network Computing Devices, and Precept Software. In 1998 Cisco acquired Precept and she became Cisco's Chief Technology Officer until April 2000. Estrin has been named three times in Fortune Magazine's list of the 50 most powerful women in American business. She sits on the boards of directors of The Walt Disney Company and FedEx Corporation as well as two private company boards Packet Design, Inc. and Arch Rock. She also sits on the advisory councils of Stanford's School of Engineering and Stanford's Bio-X initiative. She holds a B.S. degree in math and computer science from UCLA, and an M.S. in electrical engineering from Stanford University.