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Russell B. Stevenson, Jr. joined Ciena in August 2001 as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary. His primary responsibilities include management of the Company’s legal department and facilitating customer contract negotiations with sales teams.
Prior to joining Ciena, Mr. Stevenson most recently served as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of ARBROS Communications, Inc., an integrated communications provider. From 1996 to 2000, Mr. Stevenson was Executive Vice President and General Counsel of CyberCash, Inc. Mr. Stevenson also served as an Attorney Fellow and Deputy General Counsel in the Securities and Exchange Commission, a partner at three law firms and an officer in two companies. He served as a Professor of Law at George Washington University, a Visiting Associate Professor at Cornell Law School and Fulbright Lecturer at the University of Paris.
Mr. Stevenson graduated with distinction from Cornell University and Cum Laude from Harvard Law School. | 