page_title: Helder Antunes
section_title: Cisco Systems
hierarchical_section_title: Helder Antunes / Silicon Valley / Cisco Systems
caption_attribution_description: English: Cavaco, Chambers, Helder Antunes
context_page_description: Hélder Fragueiro Antunes is a Portuguese-American executive, computer scientist, and former racecar driver. A Cisco Systems executive for over twenty years, as well as founder and first Chairman of the OpenFog Consortium, Antunes currently serves as Chief Executive Officer of CyVolve. His car racing career in the 1980s and '90s made him one of the most preeminent open road racers at the time.
  Dubbed by PortugalGlobal Magazine as "the perfect example of Portuguese success in the global era", Antunes is actively involved in Portuguese and Azorean economic and political affairs. Antunes frequently serves as a lobbyist for Portuguese interests in Silicon Valley, through institutions like the AICEP Portugal Global and Rede Prestige Açores, as well as frequently serving as an advisor to the Government of Portugal and the Azores.
context_section_description: Antunes joined Cisco Systems in 1998 as Senior Manager of Engineering, focusing on embedding security protocols into Cisco IOS. In 2003, Antunes was promoted to Director of Engineering, Global Solutions, and Network Services. Antunes and his team's work on the Dynamic Multipoint Virtual Private Network (DMVPN) earned them the 2004 Cisco Pioneer Award.
  From January 2012 to December 2013, Antunes served as Managing Director of the Cisco IoT Group and directed the Smart Connected Vehicles Initiative, a part of the Connected Industries Group, which seeks to network vehicles and standardize on the underlying networking platform.
  Since 2013, Antunes has served as Senior Director of Corporate Strategic Innovation, with the intent to resolve market disruptions, identify and foster innovative initiatives, and conduct Cisco's market strategy and leadership in IT.
caption: President of Portugal Cavaco Silva, Cisco CEO John Chambers, and Antunes during the 2011 presidential visit to the USA.
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