Ayelet Baron

Current

• Director, Business Development, Emerging Markets at Cisco Systems, Inc.

Past

• Director, Business Development, Emerging Markets at Cisco Systems
• Strategy & Operations, Global Mobile Sales, WW Sales at Cisco Systems, Inc.
• Sr Manager, Worldwide Sales at Cisco Systems, Inc.

2 more...

Education

• University of Toronto
• Hebrew University of Jerusalem
• York University

Recommended

11 people have recommended Ayelet

Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Telecommunications

Websites

• My Company
• Recent Publication
• My Blog

Ayelet Baron’s Summary

Ayelet Baron has earned recognition as an expert in web 2.0, online collaboration, global business strategy and operations. Her particular area of focus is implementing strategy and driving business results through people.

Ayelet is currently on the Executive Leadership Team of Emerging Markets and is looking at ways that emerging technologies can generate greater equity in Emerging Markets and responsible for driving key initiatives at Cisco.

Ayelet recently completed a Cisco Leadership Fellowship, where she worked with CIOs of 26 global non-profit organizations on a roadmap of how to leverage repeatable ICT solutions, capabilities and resources for sustainable development. She continues to work on a platform to create better collaboration between social entrepreneurs to drive social innovation.

With more than 16 years of industry experience and over 10 years of leadership experience at Cisco, including three global roles, Ayelet has a proven track record of success in building strong customer relationships and driving global sales operations. She has worked in IT, Worldwide and Emerging Service Provider, Global Sales Strategy and the Global Mobile Vertical businesses at Cisco.

During her career, she has built leading edge teams, worked in diverse industries and developed a reputation as a leader and a highly creative change agent. Ayelet is an innovative leader in developing and delivering business strategy, planning and operations, with the ability to transform an organization to meet its strategic business goals.

Ayelet is a recognized industry leader and speaker on business strategy, social media and online communities. She recently contributed a chapter on business strategy to a book published by Jossey-Bass, The IABC Handbook of Organizational Communication: A Guide to Internal Communication, Public Relations, Marketing and Leadership. Ayelet is on the Board of Directors of Family and Children Services, www.fcservices.org

Ayelet Baron’s Specialties:

Social media, online communities, web 2.0
Business planning, strategy development and execution
Organization development
Leadership development
Expert facilitator
Customer loyalty & market research
Internal communications
Change management
Organizational design
Collaborative problem resolution

Additional Information

Ayelet Baron’s Websites:

• My Company
• Recent Publication
• My Blog

Ayelet Baron’s Interests:

Social media, Online communities, Writing, travel, women's issues, teen issues, spirtuality

Ayelet Baron’s Groups:

Association of Strategic Planning (ASP)
Council of Communication Management (CCM)
Former International Board Member, International Association of Business Communicators (IABC)
Former President, IABC Toronto

•    Association for Strategic Planning
•    Executive Suite
•    Women 2.0
•    FountainBlue
•    The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Alumni
•    CISCO
•    Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology
•    Corporate Social Responsibility
•    Forum for Women Entrepreneurs and Executives
•    Speakers and Panelists
•    Creating Results from Cultural Diversity
•    The Recruitment Network
•    York University Alumni
•    Cisco/WebEx
•    Cisco club
•    International Association of Business Communicators (IABC)
•    New Media, Social Media, and Social Networking Participants
•    Social Media Today
•    Women Executive's Talent Network
•    BD Networking
•    Cisco Entrepreneur Institute
•    STRATEGY PROFESSIONALS NETWORK
•    Water = Life
•    Social Media Business Council
•    Melcrum's Communicators' Network
•    Communitelligence Networking Group
•    High-Tech Professionals, Jobs and Networking Events
•    Linking Sales Leaders
•    Cisco Talent Development
•    Google Wave Interest Group
•    New Models of Social Responsibility
•    When She Speaks
•    Presenting Women
•    Africa's Potential
•    Cisco Inclusion & Diversity
•    CiscoSCRE

Ayelet Baron’s Honors:

Past President, International Association of Business Communicators (IABC), Toronto
Director of Board of Strategic Leadership Forum, Washington DC
Listed in International Who’s Who
Guest Speaker, MBA, Notre Dame and York University