About
Jayshree Ullal has served as Arista Networks' Chief Executive Officer and a member of the board since October 2008, and as Chairperson of the Board since December 2023; she was also President from October 2008 to September 2025. Before Arista she spent 1993 to 2008 at Cisco Systems, most recently as senior vice president of its data center, switching and services group, and she also serves on the board of Snowflake Inc. She holds a B.S. in electrical engineering from San Francisco State University and an M.S. in engineering management from Santa Clara University.
Roles
Arista Networks, Inc.
Chief Executive Officer & Chairperson of the Board · Current role
2008–present
Cisco Systems
Senior Vice President, Data Center, Switching and Services Group
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Crescendo Communications
Vice President of Marketing
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Cisco Systems
Senior networking business leader
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External Roles
Snowflake Inc.
Director and Chair of the Compensation Committee
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Fixed Compensation
FY 2025Salary
$300,000
ComponentAnnual base salary
All other compensation
$9,360
Includes401(k) matching contributions and a company-paid life insurance premium
Total compensation
$2,872,145
Performance Compensation
Data from FY 2025Cash incentive
Non-equity incentive plan compensation
$300,000
FormAnnual cash incentive
Target Opportunity
—
Bonus$0
Stock awards
Stock awards
$2,262,785
FormRestricted stock units and performance-based restricted stock units
Maximum PSU value$4,525,571 grant-date fair value if maximum performance were achieved on the 2025-set PSUs
Also at Arista Networks, Inc.
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