Bob Bruce joins Meru Networks as the Vice President of North American Sales, and brings with him more than 24 years of experience in sales and channels. He's responsible for managing sales operations in the U.S.

Bruce joins Meru from Juniper Networks, where he oversaw all Juniper Networks service provider and enterprise channels in the U.S., Canada, and Latin America as the company's Vice President of Americas channels as well as western enterprise sales.

Prior to working at Juniper, Bruce served for nearly a decade at Cisco Systems as the Vice President of U.S Channels. He played a key role in building Cisco's channel business by driving the acceleration of bookings and revenue goals and increasing customer satisfaction. Prior to Cisco, Bruce held similar sales positions at 3Com and Rolm/IBM.

Bruce holds an MS in Engineering Mechanics and a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Illinois.