RingCentral Appoints Former U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan to Board of Directors
February 16 2021 - 4:04PM
Business Wire
RingCentral, Inc. (NYSE:RNG), a
leading provider of global enterprise cloud communications, video
meetings, collaboration, and contact center solutions, today
appointed former U.S. Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan to the
company’s board of directors.
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Arne Duncan, courtesy of RingCentral
“Over the past year we have learned the importance of being able
to communicate effectively from wherever we are,” said Secretary
Duncan. “RingCentral’s vision of enabling people to learn and work
from anywhere presents some intriguing opportunities for us all to
rethink how this next generation of communications technologies
will empower us as individuals, families, businesses and our
communities. I look forward to working with my fellow board members
on this exciting journey.”
Secretary Duncan was U.S. Secretary of Education from January
2009 through December 2015 as part of the Obama Administration.
Prior to his federal government service, he was CEO of Chicago
Public Schools for eight years, and he is currently a senior fellow
at the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy. He is
also the managing partner at Emerson Collective, an organization
dedicated to removing barriers so people can live to their full
potential. He currently leads Chicago CRED, a nonprofit trying to
achieve a transformative reduction in gun violence in Chicago.
Secretary Duncan graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University
in 1987, majoring in sociology.
“Secretary Duncan brings a broad understanding and experience of
the challenges that our communities will have to address over the
next decade,” said Vlad Shmunis, founder, chairman and CEO of
RingCentral. “RingCentral appreciates the knowledge, experience and
perspectives of trusted advisors. I am excited to have him join our
Board on this journey. I know his contributions will have a great
impact.”
About RingCentral
RingCentral, Inc. (NYSE: RNG) is a leading provider of business
cloud communications and contact center solutions based on its
powerful Message Video Phone™ (MVP™) platform. More flexible and
cost effective than legacy on-premise PBX and video conferencing
systems that it replaces, RingCentral empowers modern mobile and
distributed workforces to communicate, collaborate, and connect via
any mode, any device, and any location. RingCentral offers three
key products in its portfolio including RingCentral Office® , a
Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS) platform including team
messaging, video meetings, and a cloud phone system; Glip ® the
company's free video meetings solution with team messaging that
enables Smart Video Meetings™; and RingCentral cloud Contact Center
solutions. RingCentral’s open platform integrates with leading
third party business applications and enables customers to easily
customize business workflows. RingCentral is headquartered in
Belmont, California, and has offices around the world.
© 2021 RingCentral, Inc. All rights reserved. RingCentral,
Message Video Phone, MVP, RingCentral Office, Glip, Smart Video
Meetings, and the RingCentral logo are trademarks of RingCentral,
Inc.
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