Rob Salvagno

Rob Salvagno (San Francisco) is the co-head of KKR’s technology growth equity business in the Americas. Prior to joining KKR, Mr. Salvagno served as Vice President of Corporate Development and Cisco Investments and was responsible for leading all M&A and venture capital investments for the company. Over his two decades at Cisco, Mr. Salvagno led a significant expansion of Cisco’s corporate venture efforts, including the formation and launch of Decibel – a multi-hundred-million-dollar early stage venture fund – and drove the strategy and execution for some of Cisco’s most impactful acquisitions. Prior to joining Cisco, Mr. Salvagno held technology investment banking roles at Donaldon, Lufkin & Jenrette and PaineWebber. He holds a B.A. in Economics from Stanford University.