21 GLOBAL LEADERS OF 2021
Scott Blacklin CEO & FOUNDER, BLACKLIN ASSOCIATES
global rollout from 2002 to 2010. As vice president,
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Emerging Markets for Cisco Systems, Mr. Blacklin was
and international business development for
responsibilities included developing political support
companies, NGOs and governments to achieve
for internet-driven development in these countries,
their international growth objectives. Mr. Blacklin
and also for directing development fund resources
has particular experience with the challenges and
to these objectives, including the US Exim Bank,
opportunities facing technology companies as they
TDA, OPIC, IFC, the World Bank, and USAID as well
try to scale internationally and take advantage of an
as equity firms.Mr. Blacklin has devoted virtually all
unprecedented rollout of infrastructure and services
of his professional life to furthering commercial and
worldwide. Mr. Blacklin has developed an expertise in
political ties between the United States and emerging
using Washington’s unique assembly of international
markets, with particular experience in Russia and
funding and financing resources to advance the
Eastern Europe. Mr. Blacklin spent over ten years
international sales and development strategies for
in Eastern Europe and Russia, leading the Moscow
US and European companies, maximizing their global
offices of several US companies, including WJS
footprint. Mr. Blacklin played a key role in Cisco’s
Incorporated, Westinghouse Electric.
cott Blacklin, CEO and Founder of
responsible for driving sales of Cisco technology and
Blacklin Associates, Washington, D.C.,
services to public sector organizations in more than
providing international advisory services
130 countries. Based in Washington, Mr. Blacklin’s
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