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Chain Bridge Bank

Requested edit: correct infobox name, officer titles, and dead citation

Disclosure: I am the Digital Communications Manager of Chain Bridge Bank, N.A. I make this request as an employee of, and on behalf of, the Bank. I have a conflict of interest and am not editing the article directly.

This request supersedes my earlier request. I am not requesting a page move, article-title change, or change to the first sentence. I have three specific requests.

1. Infobox name

In the infobox, please change the displayed name from:

"Chain Bridge Bank"

to:

"Chain Bridge Bank, N.A."

Reason: The article title can remain "Chain Bridge Bank." This request is limited to the infobox display name. The Bank’s official website and regulatory financial filings page identify the institution as Chain Bridge Bank, N.A.

References:

• https://www.chainbridgebank.com/
• https://www.chainbridgebank.com/connect-with-us/about-us/regulatory-financial-filings

2. Outdated officer titles

In the "Leadership" section, please replace:

"David M. Evinger, president – risk management and director of Chain Bridge Bank, N.A. and Chain Bridge Bancorp, Inc."

with:

"David M. Evinger, president, chief credit officer and director of Chain Bridge Bank, N.A.; president, chief risk officer and director of Chain Bridge Bancorp, Inc."

Please also replace:

"Joanna Williamson, chief financial officer, Chain Bridge Bank, N.A. and treasurer, Chain Bridge Bancorp, Inc."

with:

"Joanna R. Williamson, executive vice president and chief financial officer of Chain Bridge Bank, N.A. and Chain Bridge Bancorp, Inc."

Reason: The current source for the Leadership section is a dead link, and the officer titles are outdated. The current Executive Leadership page supports these corrected titles.

3. Dead-link repair

In the "Leadership" section, the citation titled "People › Chain Bridge Bank" is a dead link:

https://www.chainbridgebank.com/connect-with-us/about-us/people

Please replace it with the Bank’s current Executive Leadership source, which also supports the corrected titles in item 2:

Thank you. Jetsmb85 (talk) 03:19, 4 June 2026 (UTC) Jetsmb85 (talk) 03:19, 4 June 2026 (UTC)

Chase Strangio

Early life and education updates

Hello editors! My name's Sara and I work for the ACLU. I have drafted an updated version of this article, with improved sourcing.

Would anybody be willing to take a look at my request? I understand that I have a conflict of interest, so I'll never directly edit the article unless explicitly told to do so.

• Request: I would like to take what is currently in the Early life and education section, and replace it with the following version. The section is currently pretty sparse, and could be significantly expanded based on reliable sourcing. See below:

Early life and education

Strangio grew up in a Jewish family in Newton, Massachusetts, just outside of Boston, Massachusetts. When Strangio was in tenth grade, his parents, Joan and Mark, divorced. His father was soon remarried. His mother worked as a social worker and stayed in the family house. He attended Newton North High School and played on the soccer team. Strangio realized he was queer in high school, and graduated in 2000.

Strangio gained early admission to Williams College, but left after orientation and spent time working in Ohio near Oberlin College. He then enrolled at Grinnell College in Iowa, where he graduated in 2004 with a degree in history. While in college, he studied radical political aims and was critical of mainstream LGBTQ legal priorities.

After college, Strangio worked as a paralegal at GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders in Boston before attending Northeastern University School of Law, where he focused on social justice. He interned at the Urban Justice Center’s Peter Cicchino Youth Project in New York City, working with homeless queer and transgender youth. Strangio came out as a transgender man while in law school, and graduated in 2010.

References

Let me know what you think, and thanks! ACLUSara (talk) 22:30, 22 June 2026 (UTC)

@ACLUSara: Hi ACLUSara and thanks for following our WP:COI guidelines! This mostly looks good to me, but I have one question. Looking at the article in its current form, I see a sentence that don't seem to carry over to your version: "After graduating from Northeastern in 2010, Strangio received a fellowship from the Sylvia Rivera Law Project (SRLP) to continue developing his legal skills." Do you have an objection to including this sentence? Is it accurate? Thanks. Marquardtika (talk) 15:17, 23 June 2026 (UTC)

Hello Marquardtika! It's inaccurate, since Strangio was not in a fellowship, but held a position with the organization after law school. See this Mother Jones article for a correct representation of his work there: "After law school, Strangio landed a position working for Spade’s Sylvia Rivera Law Project in New York City, juggling 50 or more cases at a time for gender-nonconforming clients". ACLUSara (talk) 16:01, 1 July 2026 (UTC)

Got it! I'll go ahead and implement these changes. Marquardtika (talk) 17:50, 1 July 2026 (UTC)

Thanks for the clarification, Marquardtika! I'll mention you in my next request here in case you're interested.

I also have other ACLU-related articles with similar open edit requests for Deborah Archer and Anthony D. Romero, if you're interested in taking a peek. ACLUSara (talk) 17:18, 6 July 2026 (UTC)

Career section

Hello editors! My name's Sara and I work for the ACLU. I have drafted an updated version of this article, with improved sourcing. Would anybody be willing to take a look at my request? Tagging you here, Marquardtika in case you wanted to take another peek.

• Request: I would like to take what is currently in the beginning of the Career section, and replace it with the following version. The current section is pretty sparse, and could again be significantly expanded based on reliable sourcing. Additionally, Strangio never worked as a public defender for Dean Spade, and the cited article does not support this information being included. See below:

Current live version

After law school, Strangio worked as a public defender for Dean Spade, the first openly trans law professor in the U.S. Spade's work had inspired Strangio while he was in college.

In 2012, Strangio and trans activist Lorena Borjas founded the Lorena Borjas Community Fund to provide bail and bond assistance to trans people.

In 2013, Strangio began working for the ACLU. Strangio served as lead counsel for the ACLU team representing transgender U.S. Army soldier Chelsea Manning. He was also part of the team suing on behalf of trans student Gavin Grimm, who was denied access to the boys' restrooms at his school.

He worked on Obergefell v. Hodges, in which the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 2015 that every state must allow same-sex marriage.

References

Proposed version

After law school, Strangio received a fellowship at the Sylvia Rivera Law Project (SRLP), providing legal services to low-income transgender, intersex, and gender non-conforming people. Strangio and trans activist Lorena Borjas co-founded the Lorena Borjas Community Fund in 2012 to provide bail and bond assistance to trans people.

Strangio began working for the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) in 2013. He then became a lead counsel for US soldier Chelsea Manning in her lawsuit against the Department of Defense for access to gender-affirming medical treatment while in custody after she came out as transgender in 2013. In 2015, he won Manning's case against the U.S. Army and as a result, it was required to pay for Manning's hormone therapy in prison. Strangio co-organized a fundraiser for Manning which raised over $120,000 for her release. He wrote to President Barack Obama in 2016 requesting Manning’s release, with most of her sentence commuted the following year. He was also part of the team in 2015, suing on behalf of a trans high school student Gavin Grimm, who was denied access to the boys' restrooms at his school.

He worked on Obergefell v. Hodges, in which the US Supreme Court ruled in 2015 that every state must allow same-sex marriage. After joining the ACLU, media coverage about Strangio increased with high profile cases such as Manning, as well as from fighting the Trump administration’s ban on transgender military service members and during the national debate over bathroom bills, like North Carolina's HB 2. In this case, he objected to messaging that described trans women as "born male" or "born with a male body", arguing instead that a trans woman is born a woman.

References

Let me know what you think, and thanks! ACLUSara (talk) 19:23, 10 July 2026 (UTC)

Checkmk

Today rollback: Incorrect Information

Regarding the recent rollback: Please note that the Infobox now displays outdated data. Version 2.5.0 was officially released on April 28, 2026, while the current live version rolls it back to version 2.4. Could an editor please update the Infobox to reflect the current active release? Thank you. --Valerio271 (talk) 16:28, 6 July 2026 (UTC)

Hi, following up on my previous note and as a representative of Checkmk (declared COI), I would like to formally request the Infobox update to restore the current stable release details.

Current code in the article:

| latest release version = 2.4 | latest release date = May 6, 2025 (2025-05-06)

Requested code update:

| latest release version = 2.5 | latest release date = April 28, 2026 (2026-04-28)

For the reviewing editor to verify the accuracy of this information, please see the official links below:

To verify the version (2.5): https://checkmk.com/product/release-notes/2-5-0

To verify the release date (April 28, 2026): https://checkmk.com/company/newsroom/checkmk-25-unifies-monitoring-and-observability-speed-issue-resolution-across-hybrid-environments

Thank you very much for your time and assistance. --Valerio271 (talk) 14:41, 10 July 2026 (UTC)

Chester Crocker

Update Request 1

Hello. I am helping Chet in making improvements to his page. I think it would be appropriate to begin with the "Notable positions held" section which has the template regarding needing additional citations.

I have found citations to support the positions mentioned and suggested a couple others which could be added. I have also updated the grammar and sentence structure in some parts.

My suggested changes:

From 1969 to 1970 Crocker was professional lecturer in African government and politics at the American University, before he left to join the Kissinger National Security Council staff. He returned to academia in 1972, as director of the Master of Science in Foreign Service program at Georgetown University, a position he held until 1978. He concurrently served as held several other professorial roles, including director of African studies at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (1976–80). Crocker became the and James R. Schlesinger Professor in the Practice of Strategic Studies at Georgetown University. (1999–present). He also serves as Schlesinger fellow in strategic studies at the School's Institute for the Study of Diplomacy.

Other notable positions held include service at the United States Institute of Peace, which supports research, education and training, as well as operating programs in conflict zones. He held the position of chairman of the board from 1992 to 2004, after which Crocker continued on as a board member until 2011.

He is also a member of the Global Leadership Foundation, an independent, non-profit organisation which lends the expertise of established diplomats and world leaders to current governments. From May 2014 Crocker acted as a distinguished fellow with CIGI's Global Security & Politics Program, leading a project that examines examined Africa's regional conflict management strategy.

In addition to these, Crocker sits sat on the board of directors for of the International Peace and Security Institute, which offers offered intensive education and training to young professionals from world leaders in an effort to promote peaceful diplomacy. On September 18 2008, Crocker was appointed to the World Bank's new Independent Advisory Board (IAB).

In 2020, Crocker, along with over 130 other former Republican national security officials, signed a statement that asserted that President Trump was unfit to serve another term, and "To that end, we are firmly convinced that it is in the best interest of our nation that Vice President Joe Biden be elected as the next President of the United States, and we will vote for him."

References

Let me know if anything else is needed from me! Amolier (talk) 10:58, 2 April 2026 (UTC)

Looks good, you can go ahead and implement the edits Surajr7 (talk) 20:16, 4 June 2026 (UTC)

Really appreciate you taking the time to review my request Surajr7. I have implemented the changes and removed the tag. Have a good weekend! Amolier (talk) 15:02, 5 June 2026 (UTC)

Update Request 2

Thanks again Surajr7 for reviewing my last request.

My next request focuses on the paragraph related to the 1988 Moscow Summit within the “Namibian Independence” section. I propose:

1. Correcting factual inaccuracies regarding its outcome. On the page, it is currently stated an agreement was reached "that Cuban troops would be withdrawn from Angola, and Soviet military aid would cease, as soon as South Africa withdrew from Namibia."

No agreement was reached during the summit. Instead, Chet and Anatoly Adamishin, a Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister, set 29 September as a target date for resolving outstanding differences on a settlement leading to withdrawal of Cuban troops from Angola, and independence for South-West Africa. My suggested amendments therefore represent the correct outcome.

2. Adding some further relevant detail about the summit itself and Chet's role.

My suggested changes:

Crocker intensified his mediation efforts in successive years. In May 1988 he headed a U.S. mediation team which brought negotiators from Angola, Cuba and South Africa, and observers from the Soviet Union together in London. Intense diplomatic maneuvering characterized the next seven months so as to implement United Nations Security Council Resolution 435 and secure Namibian independence. At the Reagan/Gorbachev summit in Moscow (May 29-June 1, 1988), the regional conflicts in Central America, Afghanistan, and Southern Africa, where the mediation effort was headed by Crocker, were discussed and ongoing negotiations received encouragement. it was decided that Cuban troops would be withdrawn from Angola, and Soviet military aid would cease, as soon as South Africa withdrew from Namibia. While an agreement was not reached, Crocker and Anatoly Adamishin, a Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister, set 29 September as a target date for resolving outstanding differences on a settlement leading to withdrawal of Cuban troops from Angola, and independence for South-West Africa. The Tripartite Accord, which gave effect to these decisions, were signed at UN headquarters in New York on December 22, 1988.

References

Very much appreciated to those reviewing! Amolier (talk) 10:19, 12 June 2026 (UTC)

Amolier looks good, you can implement the proposed changes. Surajr7 (talk) 05:46, 15 June 2026 (UTC)

Thanks @Surajr7, really appreciate the review! Changes are live, have a great weekend. Amolier (talk) 14:44, 19 June 2026 (UTC)

Update Request 3

Thanks once again Surajr7.

My next request focuses on the "Constructive engagement" section. I would like to suggest:

1. Adding detail about Chet's role reducing civil strife in Mozambique.

2. More accurately clarifying the relationship between Chet and Vernon Walters, and the latter's role in southern Africa.

3. Correcting Chet's position in April 1981; he was the Assistant Secretary of State-designate.

My suggested changes:

[...]

It was hoped that Cuba would view the withdrawal of its troops as a successful conclusion to their efforts in Africa as it would confirm Cuba's role as a significant player on the diplomatic stage. Crocker conceived constructive engagement as a strategy toward the entire region of southern Africa, and was premised on working with those governments and parties that were prepared to work with Washington to resolve regional problems.

In addition to the focus on Namibia/Angola, he worked to reduce civil strife in Mozambique. This included overseeing the Nkomati Accord, encouraging the FRELIMO government to move towards the West and highlighting RENAMO's human rights abuses during the Mozambican civil war. In 1987-1988, Crocker alerted senior U.S. government officials to these abuses through reporting by Robert Gersony.

On February 7, 1981, Crocker formally proposed that the United States should link Namibian independence to the withdrawal of Cuban troops from Angola, where they had formed a 700 km defensive line to prevent South African assaults similar to the 'Zulu' invasion of 1975. In April 1981, Assistant Secretary of State-designate Crocker was dispatched to Africa on a two-week, eleven-nation tour to lay the groundwork for the new policy.

[...]

In spite of such criticisms and the initial distrust among black African leaders, Crocker persevered in his pursuit of a negotiated settlement for the related conflicts in Angola and Namibia. Crocker was assisted by his chief deputy, Frank G. Wisner, who had been the U.S. ambassador to Zambia between August 1979 and April 1982. Vernon Walters, an ambassador-at-large, played a secondary role conducting a tour of southern African capitals with Wisner during the course of June 1982. With help from skilled subordinates such as Frank G. Wisner and Vernon Walters, he Crocker managed to gain the trust of Kenneth Kaunda, the Zambian president. Kaunda visited the White House for talks with Ronald Reagan in March 1983, and agreed to host an international conference in February 1984 which resulted in the Lusaka Accords, a small but significant step forward in the search for peace in southern Africa.

References

Much appreciated again! Amolier (talk) 15:48, 24 June 2026 (UTC)

Looks good Amolier Surajr7 (talk) 18:19, 5 July 2026 (UTC)

Thank you @Surajr7 and have a good day! Amolier (talk) 13:50, 6 July 2026 (UTC)

Update Request 4

Appreciate it again Surajr7 for your feedback. For my next request, I would like to propose:

1. Updating the infobox to reflect that Chet was affiliated with the Republican party "at the time of his public service". He has since signed this 2020 statement signed by former Republican national security officials. Would it be possible to add "(at the time of his public service)" to the "Party" aspect of the infobox?

My suggested changes:

Chester Crocker
Crocker in 2006
9th Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs
In office June 9, 1981 – April 21, 1989
President	Ronald Reagan George H. W. Bush
Preceded by	Richard M. Moose
Succeeded by	Herman Jay Cohen
Personal details
Born	(1941-10-29) October 29, 1941 New York City, New York, U.S.
Party	Republican (at the time of his public service)
Children	Bathsheba Crocker
Occupation	Diplomat

References

2. Within the "Namibian independence" section, adding notable commentary about constructive engagement by the Washington Post and Stuart Eizenstat.

My suggested changes:

[...]

Martti Ahtisaari was also of the opinion that the policy of constructive engagement acted as an undeniable catalyst for resolution. He remarked that "those of us close to the matter were aware that if nothing new was put forward we would remain in this situation for the rest of our lives. But we couldn't declare publicly that this was an excellent idea – although in the final analysis it was a bold and adroit move by Crocker."

The Washington Post editors opined that constructive engagement "was a comprehensive policy for dealing with all of southern Africa" and considered that the December 1988 accords had "established the U.S. as the arbiter of peace in a racially torn, politically important region".

Former diplomat and Carter Administration domestic policy advisor Stuart Eizenstat concluded that Crocker's "policy of constructive engagement and applying "carrots and sticks" by linking the withdrawal of South Africa from Namibia and Cuban troops from Angola played a major role in ending the conflict".

References

Thank you again to those reviewing! Amolier (talk) 11:40, 8 July 2026 (UTC)

Chris Townsend (businessman)

Edit request

Hi, I would like to make a request for a small update to the Personal life section. I have a connection to Chris and am unable to edit the article directly, but wondered if the following might please be considered for addition after the first paragraph (my new bits are in bold and italic):

Townsend is also a Trustee and Chair of the Trading Company at the National Portrait Gallery as well as a Trustee and Chair of Digital Committee of the Royal Opera House, advising on commercial, digital and business transformation programmes and projects. Townsend is a keen conservationist and a Member of the Tusk Trust Development Board, of which Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, is the patron. Since 2026 he is a Commissioner for the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Also, in the Education section I wondered if the fact he sits on the board might be added?

Townsend studied geography at Newcastle University, gaining a BSc Single Honours. Townsend gained an MSc in Marketing Management at Nottingham Trent University (NTU), receiving a Distinction for Dissertation and was awarded Best Student at NTU in 1998. He now sits on their board of governors.

Thank you so much for considering! BadadeeBadada (talk) 16:47, 26 June 2026 (UTC)

Christos Kozyrakis

COI edit request: proposed sourced rewrite

I am Christos Kozyrakis, the subject of this article, so I have a conflict of interest. I am requesting review by an uninvolved editor rather than editing the article directly.

The current article is a short stub. I am proposing a sourced replacement draft that keeps the article brief while adding education, career, research, awards, selected publications, and an infobox image uploaded to Wikimedia Commons.

Specific text to be added or changed: replace the current article with the draft below.

Reason for the change: the proposed draft improves sourcing, neutrality, completeness, and formatting while remaining concise.

References supporting the change: citations are included inline in the proposed draft.

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">

Christos Kozyrakis
Born	1974 (age 51–52)
Alma mater	University of Crete University of California, Berkeley
Known for	Transactional memory Processor-memory integration Machine learning for cloud management AI infrastructure
Awards	Harry H. Goode Memorial Award (2026) ACM SIGARCH Maurice Wilkes Award (2015) IEEE Fellow ACM Fellow
Scientific career
Fields	Computer architecture, computer systems
Institutions	Stanford University Nvidia École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Thesis	Scalable Vector Media-processors for Embedded Systems  (2002)
Doctoral advisor	David A. Patterson
Doctoral students	Adam Belay Christina Delimitrou Mingyu Gao Daniel Sanchez Ana Klimovic

Christos Kozyrakis (also Christoforos Kozyrakis; born 1974) is a Greek computer scientist whose research is in computer architecture and computer systems. He is the Leonard Bosack and Sandy K. Lerner Professor of Engineering and a professor of electrical engineering and computer science at Stanford University, where he leads the Multi-scale Architecture and Systems Team (MAST), and a researcher at Nvidia.

Kozyrakis is known for work on transactional memory systems, energy-efficient computing, memory systems, and resource-efficient cloud computing. He received the ACM SIGARCH Maurice Wilkes Award in 2015 for contributions to transactional memory systems and the IEEE Computer Society Harry H. Goode Memorial Award in 2026.

Cisco

Proposing an update to the lead

I am a connected contributor with a declared COI. I would like to suggest the following updates to the first paragraph of the lead section.

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'''Cisco Systems, Inc.''' (using the [[trademark]] '''Cisco''') is an American [[multinational corporation|multinational]] [[digital communications]] technology [[conglomerate (company)|conglomerate]] corporation headquartered in [[San Jose, California]]. Cisco develops, manufactures, and sells [[backdoor (computing)|backdoored]] [[networking hardware]], [[software]], [[telecommunications equipment]] and other [[high-technology]] services and products. Cisco specializes in specific tech markets, such as the [[Internet of things]] (IoT), [[internet domain|domain security]], [[videoconferencing]], and [[energy management]] with [[List of Cisco products|products]] including [[Webex]], [[OpenDNS]], [[XMPP|Jabber]], Duo Security, Silicon One, and [[Cisco Jasper|Jasper]].

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''Cisco Systems, Inc.''' (using the [[trademark]] '''Cisco''') is a [[United States|U.S.]][[Multinational corporation|multinational]] technology [[Conglomerate (company)|conglomerate]] that develops, manufactures, and sells hardware, [[software]], [[telecommunications equipment]] and other [[high-technology]] services and products focused on [[Networking hardware|networking]], [[cyber security]] and [[Artificial intelligence]]. Cisco specializes in specific tech markets, such as the [[Internet of things]] (IoT), [[Internet domain|domain security]], [[videoconferencing]], and [[energy management]] with [[List of Cisco products|products]] including [[Webex]], [[OpenDNS]], [[XMPP|Jabber]], Duo Security, Silicon One, Hypershield, Unified Edge, and [[Cisco Jasper|Jasper]]. The company is headquartered in [[San Jose, California]].

I would also like to propose adding the following sentence to the end of the last paragraph in the lead section.

As of December 2025, Cisco had a market capitalization of $317 billion.

Thank you, and all feedback is welcome. SBCornelius (talk) 18:03, 29 January 2026 (UTC)

Suggested edit to the History section

I am a connected contributor with a declared COI, and I want to suggest edits to the History section. I have only included TextDiff templates for the paragraphs where I have suggested changes. Each template is labeled with the subsection name and paragraph number. Thank you, and all input is appreciated.

2006-2012: The Human Network - paragraph 4

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Throughout the mid-2000s, Cisco also built a significant presence in India, establishing its Globalization Centre East in [[Bangalore]] for $1 billion. Cisco also expanded into new markets by acquisition—one example being a 2009 purchase of mobile specialist [[Starent Networks]].

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Throughout the mid-2000s, Cisco also built a significant presence in India, establishing its Globalization Centre East in [[Bangalore]] for $1 billion. Cisco also expanded into new markets by acquisition—one example being a 2009 purchase of mobile specialist [[Starent Networks]] for $2.9 billion, which strengthened the company's position in mobile service-provider networks by adding Starent’s packet core technology, which was widely used by carriers as the industry transitioned from 3G to LTE and 4G networks..

2013-present - paragraph 2

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In April 2014, Cisco announced funding for early-stage firms to focus on the Internet of Things. The investment fund was allocated to investments in IoT accelerators and startups such as The Alchemist Accelerator, Ayla Networks and [[EVRYTHNG]]. Later that year, the company announced it was laying off another 6,000 workers or 8% of its global workforce, as part of a second restructuring. On November 4, 2014, Cisco announced an investment in [[Stratoscale]].

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In April 2014, Cisco announced funding for early-stage firms to focus on the Internet of Things. The investment fund was allocated to investments in IoT accelerators and startups such as The Alchemist Accelerator, Ayla Networks and [[EVRYTHNG]]. The company later funded a 2017 track with an additional $1 million in funding to Alchemist. Later in 2014, the company announced it was laying off another 6,000 workers or 8% of its global workforce, as part of a second restructuring. On November 4, 2014, Cisco announced an investment in the Israeli [[Hyper-converged infrastructure]] (HCI) company, [[Stratoscale]].

2013-present - paragraph 3

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On May 4, 2015, Cisco announced [[Chief executive officer|CEO]] and Chairman [[John Chambers (CEO)|John Chambers]] would step down as CEO on July 26, 2015, but remain chairman. [[Chuck Robbins]], senior vice president of worldwide sales & operations and 17-year Cisco veteran, was announced as the next CEO. On July 23, 2015, Cisco announced the divestiture of its television set-top-box and [[cable modem]] business to [[Technicolor SA]] for $600 million, a division originally formed by Cisco's $6.9 billion purchase of [[Scientific Atlanta]]. The deal came as part of Cisco's gradual exit from the consumer market, and as part of an effort by Cisco's new leadership to focus on cloud-based products in enterprise segments. Cisco indicated that it would still collaborate with Technicolor on video products. On November 19, 2015, Cisco, alongside [[ARM Holdings]], [[Dell]], [[Intel]], [[Microsoft]] and [[Princeton University]], founded the [[OpenFog Consortium]], to promote interests and development in [[fog computing]].

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On May 4, 2015, Cisco announced [[Chief executive officer|CEO]] and Chairman [[John Chambers (CEO)|John Chambers]] would step down as CEO on July 26, 2015, but remain chairman. [[Chuck Robbins]], senior vice president of worldwide sales & operations and 17-year Cisco veteran, was announced as the next CEO. On July 23, 2015, Cisco announced the divestiture of its television set-top-box and [[cable modem]] business to [[Technicolor SA]] for $600 million, a division originally formed by Cisco's $6.9 billion purchase of [[Scientific Atlanta]]. The deal came as part of Cisco's gradual exit from the consumer market, and as part of an effort by Cisco's new leadership to focus on cloud-based products in enterprise segments. Cisco indicated that it would still collaborate with Technicolor on video products. On November 19, 2015, Cisco, alongside [[ARM Holdings]], [[Dell]], [[Intel]], [[Microsoft]] and [[Princeton University]], founded the [[OpenFog Consortium]], to promote interests and development in [[fog computing]] through defining a horizontal architecture that spans from cloud to edge, working alongside standards bodies like IEEE and ETSI to support emerging technologies.

2013-present - paragraph 9

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In 2019, Cisco also introduced the "Silicon One" [[Application-specific integrated circuit|ASIC chip]] with the G100 model reaching a speed of 25.6 Tbit/s. The Silicon One competes against the Tomahawk series by [[Broadcom Corporation|Broadcom]] the [[Nvidia|Nvidia Spectrum]], the [[Marvell Technology|Marvell Teralynx]] and the [[Intel]] Tofino. In 2023, the Silicon One G200 will offer a speed of 51.2 Tbit/sec.

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In 2019, Cisco also introduced the "Silicon One" [[Application-specific integrated circuit|ASIC chip]] with the G100 model reaching a speed of 25.6 Tbit/s. The Silicon One competes against the Tomahawk series by [[Broadcom Corporation|Broadcom]] the [[Nvidia|Nvidia Spectrum]], the [[Marvell Technology|Marvell Teralynx]], [[Intel]] Tofino, and the [[Juniper Networks]] Experss 5. In 2023, the Silicon One G200 will offer a speed of 51.2 Tbit/sec.

2013-present - paragraph 12

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Cisco completely curtailed sales of its equipment in Russia after the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]], and completely discontinued service for already-sold devices. In April 2023, it became known that the company had destroyed equipment, spare parts, and even vehicles and office furniture worth 1.86 billion rubles (about $23 million) due to the impossibility of re-exporting. In February 2023, Cisco also wrote off the debt of the Russian mobile operator [[MTS (network provider)|MTS]] in the amount of 1.234 billion rubles. As expected, these are unpaid amounts for previous equipment deliveries.

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In 2022, Cisco completely curtailed sales of its equipment in Russia due to [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]], and completely discontinued service for already-sold devices. In April 2023, it became known that the company had destroyed equipment, spare parts, and even vehicles and office furniture worth 1.86 billion rubles (about $23 million) due to the impossibility of re-exporting. In February 2023, Cisco also wrote off the debt of the Russian mobile operator [[MTS (network provider)|MTS]] in the amount of 1.234 billion rubles. As expected, these are unpaid amounts for previous equipment deliveries.

2013-present - paragraph 13

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In 2023, Cisco announced plans to begin manufacturing equipment in India.

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In 2023, Cisco announced plans to begin manufacturing equipment in India. The company opened a plant in [[Sriperumbudur]] in late 2024 where it manufactures Network Convergence System (NCS) 540 Series routers. The Indian facility is Cisco's sole manufacturing plant for 540 Series routers.

2013-present - paragraph 15

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On March 5, 2024, Cisco Systems announced to secure unconditional EU antitrust approval for its $28 billion bid for cybersecurity firm [[Splunk]].

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In March 2024, Cisco Systems received unconditional EU antitrust approval for its $28 billion bid for cybersecurity firm [[Splunk]]. The Splunk acquisition was completed later that month.

2013-present - paragraph 19

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On August 13, 2025, Cisco against announced it would eliminate 221 positions across its Milpitas and San Francisco offices. At the same time, the company once again announced an 8% increase in revenue for the fiscal year.

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On August 13, 2025, Cisco announced it would eliminate 221 positions across its Milpitas and San Francisco offices. At the same time, the company announced an 8% increase in revenue for the fiscal year.

SBCornelius (talk) 19:01, 11 March 2026 (UTC)

Partly done Thanks for the suggestions. I implemented the copyedits and grammar fixes, but did not add wording or detail that seemed interpretive, or overly specific.

•  Not done 2006–2012 paragraph 4 (Starent): I did not add the proposed wording about the acquisition having "strengthened" Cisco's position, since that reads as interpretive.
•  Not done 2013–present paragraph 2 (IoT funding / Alchemist / Stratoscale): I did not add the additional Alchemist and Stratoscale detail. The San Jose link seems to be a dead link.
•  Not done 2013–present paragraph 3 (OpenFog): I did not add the expanded description of the consortium's technical role, as that seemed too detailed and promotional for this section.
•  Not done 2013–present paragraph 9 (Silicon One): I did not add the extra competitor detail not in the linked source WP:V
•  Not done 2013–present paragraph 12 (Russia): I did not make the requested wording changes, due-to isn't in the source WP:V.
•  Not done 2013–present paragraph 13 (India manufacturing): I did not add the new plant and router-model detail, as it seemed too specific for this section.
•  Done 2013–present paragraph 15 (Splunk): I fixed the awkward wording in the sentence about EU antitrust approval.
•  Done 2013–present paragraph 19 (2025 layoffs): I fixed the typo/wording issue in that sentence.

◦ Sibshops (talk) 15:20, 14 March 2026 (UTC)

Hi @Sibshops! Thanks for taking the time to review these. I have updated the source in 2013 - present paragraph 2. I also corrected a typo that read 2024 and not 2014. I'm taking the rest as valid points. Thanks again for taking a look. SBCornelius (talk) 16:34, 24 March 2026 (UTC)

Proposing changes to the Products & Services section

I am a connected contributor with a declared COI. I have some significant changes to propose for the Products & Services section. It is somewhat out-of-date and not representative of where the company is in 2026. My proposed changes are for the opening paragraphs of the section and then creating a more detailed and inclusive breakdown by adding additional subsections. Thank you for taking the time to review. I appreciate your feedback.

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Cisco provides IT products and services across five major technology areas: networking, security, collaboration, data center and IoT.Cisco is the dominant vendor in the Australian market across all market segments. It uses its Australian office as one of the main headquarters for the [[Asia-Pacific]] region.=== Hosted Collaboration Solution (HCS) === Cisco partners offer cloud-based services based on Cisco's virtualized [[Cisco Unified Computing System|Unified Computing System]] (UCS). The Cisco Unified Services Delivery Solution includes hosted versions of Cisco Unified Communications Manager (UCM), Cisco Unified Contact Center, Cisco Unified Mobility, Cisco Unified Presence, Cisco Unity Connection (unified messaging) and Cisco Webex Meeting Center.

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Cisco provides networking hardware, software, and services for enterprise, service-provider, and public-sector customers. Its offerings span networking infrastructure, cybersecurity, collaboration software, data center and cloud systems, observability platforms, and Internet of Things (IoT) technologies.=== Networking ===Cisco’s core business is the development of networking infrastructure used to connect and manage data networks. The company produces routers, switches, and network operating systems for enterprise and service-provider environments, including its '''Catalyst''' and '''Nexus''' switching platforms, which are widely used in corporate and data center networks.=== Security ===Cisco offers cybersecurity products designed to protect networks, users, and applications across on-premises and cloud environments. Its security portfolio includes network and identity security tools such as '''Cisco Secure''' platforms and '''Duo''', which provides multi-factor authentication and access control services.=== Collaboration === Cisco provides collaboration and communications software for businesses, including tools for video conferencing, messaging, and enterprise calling. Its '''Webex''' platform supports virtual meetings, cloud calling, and contact center services, and is used by organizations for internal communication and customer engagement.=== Data center and cloud infrastructure ===Cisco develops data center and cloud infrastructure products that support compute, storage networking, and application delivery. The company’s '''Unified Computing System (UCS)''' integrates compute, networking, and management software and is used in on-premises, hybrid, and multi-cloud environments.=== Observability and analytics ===Cisco offers software platforms for monitoring, observability, and data analytics that help organizations analyze application performance and system reliability. This includes '''Splunk''', an analytics and observability platform acquired by Cisco in 2024, which is used to analyze machine data and support IT and security operations.=== Internet of Things (IoT) ===Cisco provides networking and connectivity technologies for Internet of Things (IoT) applications, focusing on connecting and managing devices at the network edge. Its IoT offerings include industrial networking solutions used in sectors such as manufacturing, transportation, and critical infrastructure.

SBCornelius (talk) 19:13, 3 April 2026 (UTC)

 Not done Thanks for the contribution. This adds too much detail for a products and services and reads more like promotional material instead of an encyclopedic summary. Wikipedia shouldn't provide a breakdown of Cisco's current product lines. ◦ Sibshops (talk) 17:57, 21 April 2026 (UTC)

Suggested edit to the Certifications and Corporate Affairs sections

Hello once again and thanks to @Sibshops for contributing to the discussion above. I've declared my COI and have a few more suggestions for the Certifications and Corporate Affairs sections. I am tagging this for COI review in case additional editors would like to weigh in. Thanks again, and all feedback is appreciated.

Certifications - first paragraph update

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Cisco Systems also sponsors a line of [[Professional certification (computer technology)|IT professional certifications]] for Cisco products. There are five (path to [[network planning and design|network designers]]) levels of certification: Entry (CCT), Associate ([[Cisco CCNA|CCNA]]/CCDA), Specialist (Cisco Certified Specialist), Professional (CCNP/CCDP), Expert (CCIE/CCDE), and recently Architect (CCAr: CCDE previous), as well as eight different paths, Collaboration, CyberOps, Data Center, DevNet, Enterprise, Security, and Service Provider.

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Cisco Systems also sponsors a line of [[Professional certification (computer technology)|IT professional certifications]] for Cisco products. There are four (path to [[Network planning and design|network designers]]) levels of certification: Entry (CCST), Associate ([[Cisco CCNA|CCNA]]), Professional (CCNP), Expert (CCIE/CCDE), as well as eight different paths, Collaboration, CyberOps, Data Center, DevNet, Enterprise, Security, and Service Provider.In 2022, the company launched Cisco U, a digital learning platform that provides training, skills development, and certification preparation for network and IT professionals. The platform offers online and in-person learning tools, including skills assessments, role- and goal-based learning paths, project-based training, and access to lab environments, and forms part of Cisco’s broader education and certification programs.

Corporate affairs
New section - Leadership

Chuck Robbins has served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Cisco Systems since 2015, guiding the company through strategic transitions and growth in networking, security, and software-driven markets.

Mark Patterson is Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, assuming the CFO role in July 2025 after a long tenure at Cisco that spans finance, strategy, and operations.

Jeetu Patel became President and Chief Product Officer in 2025.

Edit to Facilities subsection

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Cisco is headquartered in [[San Jose, California|San Jose]], [[California]] at 170 West Tasman Dr. with dozens of buildings comprising its corporate campus. Over 15,000 full-time employees are based at the San Jose campus and the surrounding [[Bay Area]]. Cisco's second largest campus in the United States is located at [[Research Triangle Park]] in [[North Carolina]] with 7,000 employees spanning across 12 buildings.

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Cisco is headquartered in [[San Jose, California|San Jose]], [[California]] at 170 West Tasman Dr. with dozens of buildings comprising its corporate campus. Cisco's second largest campus in the United States is located at [[Research Triangle Park]] in [[North Carolina]].

Edit to Awards and accolades subsection

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Cisco products, including IP phones and Telepresence, have been seen in movies and TV series. The company was featured in the documentary film ''[[Something Ventured]]'' which premiered in 2011. Cisco was a 2002–03 recipient of the [[Ron Brown Award]], a U.S. presidential honor to recognize companies "for the exemplary quality of their relationships with employees and communities". Cisco ranked number one in Great Place to Work's World's Best Workplaces 2019. In 2020, ''[[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]]'' magazine ranked Cisco Systems at number four on their Fortune List of the Top 100 Companies to Work For in 2020 based on an employee survey of satisfaction. According to a report by technology consulting firm [[LexInnova Technologies|LexInnova]], Cisco was one of the leading recipients of network security-related patents with the largest portfolio within other companies (6,442 security-related patents) in 2015. In 2024, Cisco was awarded Best Office Phone for its CP-8861 model by PhonePrices.co.uk.

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Cisco products, including IP phones and Telepresence, have been seen in movies and TV series. The company was featured in the documentary film ''[[Something Ventured]]'' which premiered in 2011. Cisco was a 2002–03 recipient of the [[Ron Brown Award]], a U.S. presidential honor to recognize companies "for the exemplary quality of their relationships with employees and communities". Cisco ranked number one in Great Place to Work's World's Best Workplaces 2019. In 2025, ''[[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]]'' magazine ranked Cisco Systems at number three on their Fortune List of the Top 100 Companies to Work For in 2025 based on an employee survey of satisfaction. According to a report by technology consulting firm [[LexInnova Technologies|LexInnova]], Cisco was one of the leading recipients of network security-related patents with the largest portfolio within other companies (6,442 security-related patents) in 2015. In 2024, Cisco was awarded Best Office Phone for its CP-8861 model by PhonePrices.co.uk.

SBCornelius (talk) 22:07, 26 May 2026 (UTC)

Hi @Sibshops! I hope all is well. I have a few suggestions for the Certifications and Corporate Affairs sections. Could you provide feedback since you've been previously involved with this article? Any feedback would be appreciated. Thank you! SBCornelius (talk) 16:17, 15 June 2026 (UTC)

ClimateWorks Foundation

Requesting infobox edits

Hi, this is a request that I'm making as an employee of ClimateWorks Foundation, acting on the organization's behalf.

Starting small, I want to suggest two additions to the infobox table that seem to be commonly included in other non-profit organization Wikipedia articles:

• Legal status: 501(c)(3) organization
• Type: Non-profit, foundation

Also, the logo in the infobox is our old logo. Our new logo file is here: https://www.climateworks.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/cw-logo-white-bg.svg

Could someone review and make these updates? If there's anything I can do to help, let me know. I'm planning more requests to help add better sourcing to this article and correct and update information about the organization, so if editors have any pointers, that would be appreciated. TDM for ClimateWorks (talk) 18:50, 4 March 2026 (UTC)

Hello! I've  Implemented the infobox changes, though for the new logo, you will need to upload it to Commons first via the upload wizard, and file a VRT ticket (the upload wizard will provide instructions for how to do so.) monkey_smashing^keyboards (talk) 18:55, 4 March 2026 (UTC)

Thanks, User:MSK! Can I ask: is it possible to add "foundation" in the Type, as well as "non-profit"? Also, I was able to upload the logo on Wikimedia Commons, here: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ClimateWorks_Logo_2026.svg

Would you mind adding this to the infobox now? Thanks! TDM for ClimateWorks (talk) 22:24, 9 March 2026 (UTC)

 Done monkey_smashing^keyboards (talk) 23:48, 9 March 2026 (UTC)

Thanks, User:MSK! If you're around, I hope you'll be able to look at my future requests. TDM for ClimateWorks (talk) 18:06, 17 March 2026 (UTC)

Requesting Organization addition and changes to Partnerships and donors

Hi, this is another request that I'm making as an employee of ClimateWorks Foundation, acting on the organization's behalf.

For this request, I suggest adding a section that provides an overview of how the foundation is organized. I suggest keeping a short summary about leadership within this section and removing the overly detailed paragraph about past leadership from the History. I also suggest putting the section about donors as a subsection within this one. In short, the draft below includes:

• A summary of how the foundation is organized and the geographic split of its work
• Summary of leadership (allowing the details about leadership from the History to be cut, since they seem too in the weeds about those individuals’ past and future roles)
• Moved the section about donors to be a subsection of this suggested new section
• Retitled "Partnerships and donors" to "Donors and grantees"; the current content and my suggested update don't include any actual "partnerships", so it feels more accurate and less confusing to title this "Donors and grantees"
• Rewritten content about donors, to summarize major donors
• A paragraph summarizing regional grantees, which would replace the sentences about Greenpeace India (which feels more appropriate for that organization's article; the funding was not a major grant for ClimateWorks) and Energy Foundation and Green Tech, since that one is flagged as not having a reliable source, and is less recent

Organization & Donors and grantees

Organization

ClimateWorks is organized as a non-profit foundation that provides grants to grantees globally that focus on climate change. As of 2020, work supported by the foundation's grants was split as approximately 56% global, 12% within the United States, and 32% in other countries.

The organization is led by Helen Mountford, who became the foundation's president and chief executive officer in 2022. Past leadership has included Hal Harvey, Charlotte Pera, and Chris DeCardy.

Donors and grantees

The foundation's donors have included the Hewlett Foundation, the Packard Foundation, and the McKnight Foundation, which were its initial funders and the largest donors as of 2009, the year following ClimateWorks' founding. Other donors have included Bloomberg Philanthropies, the Bezos Earth Fund, the Ford Foundation, the Oak Foundation and the MacArthur Foundation.

The organization's grantees include regional non-profits such as the African Climate Foundation, the European Climate Foundation, Instituto Clima e Sociedade in Brazil and ViriyaENB in Indonesia.

References

Current content this would replace

From History: Hal Harvey left ClimateWorks Foundation in December 2011. Harvey is now serving as the new CEO of Energy Innovation and is also a published author of Designing Climate Solutions: A Policy Guide for Low-Carbon Energy. He was succeeded by Julie Blunden as the foundation's new chief executive officer, president, and director of ClimateWorks on May 21, 2012. Blunden has 25 years of experience in the energy industry and is a well-known energy policy expert with a background in both the industrial and nonprofit sectors.

Partnerships and donors

ClimateWorks Foundation has partnered with other organizations through one-time donations and continued sponsorship. For example, the Oak Foundation has funded ClimateWorks Foundation with $75 million for the development of "responsible global and local governance mechanisms, which will have important ramifications socially as well as environmentally."

ClimateWorks Foundation is funded mainly by the Hewlett Foundation, Packard Foundation, and the McKnight Foundation located in Minnesota.

ClimateWorks Foundation has provided funding to Greenpeace India, along with funding from Greenpeace international. ClimateWorks Foundation grants composed about 30% of the organization's funding in June 2015.

The organization also funded around $170 million to the Energy Foundation and $1,520,000 to Green Tech.

References

Could someone review the draft and make these changes? Let me know if I can answer any questions or help with anything. TDM for ClimateWorks (talk) 17:48, 27 April 2026 (UTC)

Hi User:MSK, would you be willing to review this request too? Thanks! TDM for ClimateWorks (talk) 22:24, 5 May 2026 (UTC)

Hello! A question, is ClimateWorks is organized as a non-profit foundation [...] intentional? If it isn't, then ClimateWorks is a non-profit foundation [...] is more grammatical. msk 22:40, 5 May 2026 (UTC)

Thanks for replying so soon, User:MSK! Yes, it was intentional as a formal way to state that the foundation is officially registered as a non-profit, but either phrasing is fine. If you think it's better to say "is a non-profit" that works just as well. Do you have any other feedback about the request? TDM for ClimateWorks (talk) 03:43, 7 May 2026 (UTC)

I think "is a non-profit" probably is enough, since the infobox and lead make it clear enough that ClimateWorks isn't some kind of unregistered non-profit (which iirc the guidelines disallows anyways). I'll hopefully finish reviewing and implementing your suggested edits tomorrow. Cheers! msk 04:03, 7 May 2026 (UTC)

Should be  Done. msk 19:52, 7 May 2026 (UTC)

Thanks for the review, User:MSK, it looks great! TDM for ClimateWorks (talk) 23:36, 7 May 2026 (UTC)

Requesting History changes

Hi, this is my next request that I'm making as an employee of ClimateWorks Foundation representing the organization.

For this new request, I suggest updating the History for a full summary of the organization. Right now, the History heavily focuses on the founders and gives a lot of weight to details that could be summarized or even trimmed. In short, the draft below:

• Summarizes the founding history, removing the overly detailed explanation of the initial strategy
• Removes the paragraph about two former leaders sourced from a press release and a profile page
• Removes the sentence about a discussion at Climate Week in 2018 since this seems like a minor/non encyclopedic detail
• Adds sources and details about the foundation's developments to present day

History

ClimateWorks Foundation was founded in 2008 by the Hewlett Foundation, McKnight Foundation, and Packard Foundation. The three organizations collectively pledged $1 billion over the following five years to combat climate change, focusing on reducing carbon emissions, and established ClimateWorks to lead that effort.

The foundation was created after a report called "Design to Win", financed by the three founders of ClimateWorks and three other charitable foundations, examined how philanthropists could combat global warming. The study outlined the zones that produced the most carbon emissions and laid out an approach to the "30 by 30" goal of reducing 30 gigatons of annual heat emissions by the year 2030. The foundation, led by CEO Hal Harvey at the time, based its initial strategy on this 2007 report.

In 2010, the foundation created the Climate and Land Use Alliance, a funding group that supports efforts related to forest conservation and land use.

In 2012, Charlotte Pera became the foundation's president and CEO. The organization shifted its approach to supporting multinational initiatives and created programs in areas such as carbon dioxide removal, cooling, and road transportation. For example, in 2015, the foundation established an initiative focused on zero-emission transportation and electric vehicles. The organization also provided resources for donors such as funder learning communities.

In 2016 the nonprofit was listed in Forbes Magazine as one of the 100 largest U.S. charities.

Around 2020, the foundation began to focus more on people and the impact of climate change. It continued to provide funds to grantees and support for funders.

In the early 2020s, the organization was criticized for its "technocratic" and "rigid" approach with a focus on major advocacy work rather than supporting grassroots organizations and smaller-scale initiatives that can benefit communities. According to The Chronicle of Philanthropy, ClimateWorks had begun to change its approach and incorporate more support for grassroots organizations and efforts as of 2022. Also in 2022, Inside Philanthropy noted that the foundation had increased decentralized grantmaking for community impact in response to critiques.

The foundation then established the Kigali Cooling Efficiency Program, later known as the Clean Cooling Collaborative. The joint-action fund aims to reduce the use of refrigerants and supports changes to help people access cooling. In 2021, the foundation launched the Drive Electric Campaign, an initiative aimed at broader adoption of electric vehicles.

The organization appointed Chris DeCardy as interim CEO in 2021, who was then succeeded by Helen Mountford as CEO in January 2022. By 2022, the foundation had distributed $1.3 billion in funding to grantees.

In late 2023 and early 2024, the foundation was part of two groups of funders that signed calls to action to commit more funding for climate change adaptation. The December 2023 call to action called for a "tenfold increase" in funding for climate adaptation and resilience.

As of 2026, the foundation had made around $2 billion in grants to organizations and initiatives globally.

References

Current content this would replace

ClimateWorks Foundation was conceptualized and founded by Hal Harvey for a 2007 “Design to Win” report financed by the Hewlett Foundation and other foundations to examine how philanthropists can fight against global warming. Hal Harvey's plan behind ClimateWorks Foundation is a sketched "Sudoku" plan divided into 5 economic sectors: Power, Industry, Buildings, Transport, and Forest. The plan is meant to address emissions of the world's six heaviest CO₂ consuming regions; such as: the United States, China, India, Europe, and Latin America.

The study outlines the zones that produce the most carbon emissions in the planet and systematically approaches the “30 by 30” goal of reducing 30 gigatons of annual heat emissions by the year 2030. Each square from the "Sudoku" plan depicts how many gigatons of carbon could be saved by nation. Dubbed the “ClimateWorks Sudoku”, the Foundation uses this plan in their annual reports and in 2011, reported that China had the potential to save 9.6 gigatons by 2030, while the United States had the potential to save 3.6 gigatons.

Hal Harvey left ClimateWorks Foundation in December 2011. Harvey is now serving as the new CEO of Energy Innovation and is also a published author of Designing Climate Solutions: A Policy Guide for Low-Carbon Energy. He was succeeded by Julie Blunden as the foundation's new chief executive officer, president, and director of ClimateWorks on May 21, 2012. Blunden has 25 years of experience in the energy industry and is a well-known energy policy expert with a background in both the industrial and nonprofit sectors.

ClimateWorks Foundation hosted a discussion on "accelerating global climate action" in 2018 at Climate Week NYC.

References

I've tried to keep this succinct to help reviewers. Please let me know if there are additional details I can share. TDM for ClimateWorks (talk) 18:39, 20 May 2026 (UTC)

Hi there, User:MSK and thanks again for the help so far. Would you be able to review this update, too? Thanks in advance! TDM for ClimateWorks (talk) 18:20, 28 May 2026 (UTC)

I'm a bit busy right now with other (some of it onwiki) stuff right now so I won't be able to fully review this in the near future, however some at first glance suggestions.

• first 3 sentences are all about the founding of CW and are a bit redundant to each other
• There might be too much detail on the Design to Win report, some of it could probably be trimmed
• The sentence on criticism in the 2020s could probably be expanded to explain the explicit rationale behind the criticism.
• The "By XXXX, the organization had _____ billion in grants" might do better moved to the donors and grantees section.

Cheers, msk 18:59, 28 May 2026 (UTC)

Thanks for the quick reply, User:MSK. I'll work on making some updates to the draft with this feedback and get back to you soon. Appreciate your help. TDM for ClimateWorks (talk) 23:39, 28 May 2026 (UTC)

Thanks again for that initial feedback, User:MSK. Below is an updated version that:

• Trims down the first few sentences to make it less repetitive
• Reduce details about the Design to Win report. I had included more because of the article's current level of detail, but it's fine to briefly mention the report if you think that’s best.
• Added a line to explain the 2020 critiques
• Removed the sentences about the amount of grants awarded. Could this sentence be added to Donors and grantees? As of 2026, the foundation had made around $2 billion in grants to organizations and initiatives globally.

Thanks! TDM for ClimateWorks (talk) 19:18, 2 June 2026 (UTC)

History v2

ClimateWorks Foundation was founded in 2008 by the Hewlett Foundation, McKnight Foundation, and Packard Foundation. The three organizations collectively pledged $1 billion over the following five years to combat climate change, focusing on reducing carbon emissions. These founders had financed a report called "Design to Win" that laid out an approach for reducing 30 gigatons of annual heat emissions by the year 2030. The foundation, led by CEO Hal Harvey at the time, based its initial strategy on this 2007 report.

In 2010, the foundation created the Climate and Land Use Alliance, a funding group that supports efforts related to forest conservation and land use.

In 2012, Charlotte Pera became the foundation's president and CEO. The organization shifted its approach to supporting multinational initiatives and created programs in areas such as carbon dioxide removal, cooling, and road transportation. For example, in 2015, the foundation established an initiative focused on zero-emission transportation and electric vehicles. The organization also provided resources for donors such as funder learning communities.

In 2016 the nonprofit was listed in Forbes Magazine as one of the 100 largest U.S. charities.

Around 2020, the foundation began to focus more on people and the impact of climate change. It continued to provide funds to grantees and support for funders.

In the early 2020s, the organization was criticized for its "technocratic" and "rigid" approach that focused on major advocacy work rather than supporting grassroots organizations and smaller-scale initiatives that can benefit communities. Critics argued that the organization often gave to the same large organizations and didn't provide enough support to smaller community-based organizations. According to The Chronicle of Philanthropy, ClimateWorks had begun to change its approach and incorporate more support for grassroots organizations and efforts as of 2022. Also in 2022, Inside Philanthropy noted that the foundation had increased decentralized grantmaking for community impact in response to critiques.

During this period the foundation established the Kigali Cooling Efficiency Program, later known as the Clean Cooling Collaborative. The joint-action fund aims to reduce the use of refrigerants and supports changes to help people access cooling. In 2021, the foundation launched the Drive Electric Campaign, an initiative aimed at broader adoption of electric vehicles.

The organization appointed Chris DeCardy as interim CEO in 2021, who was then succeeded by Helen Mountford as CEO in January 2022.

In late 2023 and early 2024, the foundation was part of two groups of funders that signed calls to action to commit more funding for climate change adaptation. The December 2023 call to action called for a "tenfold increase" in funding for climate adaptation and resilience.

References

Hi again, User:MSK. A quick note here that I'll be reaching out to WikiProject Climate Change to see if anyone has time to review this. Your review is very welcome if you have the time, but understand if you're busy. TDM for ClimateWorks (talk) 17:38, 10 June 2026 (UTC)

@TDM for ClimateWorks Thanks for going through the process, I have posted the update -- I removed a few sentences, that seem to put undo emphasis on initiatives or practices "specific to ClimeateWorks's self-identity". I did a couple of fact checks and links, but for future updates:

• it would be great to have more external coverage if you have it, especially about the impact of specific programs.

Sadads (talk) 22:21, 10 June 2026 (UTC)

 DoneSadads (talk) 22:23, 10 June 2026 (UTC)

Thank you, User:Sadads! All the changes you made make sense to me. I'll definitely keep your suggestion in mind for future updates, though I'm happy to see the page updated for now. Thanks for reviewing this. TDM for ClimateWorks (talk) 21:03, 15 June 2026 (UTC)

Requesting introduction changes and infobox correction

Hi, this is a new request that I'm making as an employee of ClimateWorks Foundation representing the organization.

Now that the rest of the article has been updated, I have a small correction for the infobox and I also suggest cleaning up the introduction and providing a straightforward overview of ClimateWorks Foundation.

For the infobox, as the History discusses and as confirmed by multiple sources, the founders of ClimateWorks are the three foundations: Hewlett Foundation, McKnight Foundation and Packard Foundation. Can the "founder" entry in the infobox be changed from Hal Harvey (who was the first CEO) to:

• Founders: Hewlett Foundation
  McKnight Foundation
  Packard Foundation

For the introduction, the draft below:

• Removes the outdated sentence about the organization's mission, replacing it with a simple statement that the foundation focuses on climate change
• Adds a sentence noting the organization's founders
• Removes sentence about the 2016 listing as a Top 100 Charity by Forbes, as this is included in the History but doesn't seem important enough for the introduction
• Removed the sentence about the Partner Circle, as while this is correct this doesn't feel important enough for the introduction and doesn't have an independent souce
• Added a simple statement to note that ClimateWorks provides grants and support to other organizations
• Added a sentence that notes the amount of grants given as of 2026

Introduction

ClimateWorks Foundation ("ClimateWorks") is a nonprofit organization headquartered in San Francisco that focuses on climate change. The organization was founded by the Hewlett Foundation, McKnight Foundation, and Packard Foundation in 2008.

ClimateWorks provides funding and support to U.S. and international organizations and initiatives that aim to accelerate climate efforts. As of 2026, the foundation had granted nearly $2 billion to organizations and initiatives.

References

Current content this would replace

ClimateWorks Foundation is a San Francisco-based nonprofit organization founded in 2008. ClimateWorks Foundation's mission is to slow global warming by funding other organizations internationally to help find best practice solutions to cut down on carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions.

In 2016 the nonprofit was listed as one of the Top 100 Largest U.S. Charities by Forbes Magazine. The ClimateWorks Foundation is part of the Partner Circle of the Foundations Platform F20, an international network of foundations and philanthropic organizations.

References

User:MSK or User:Sadads would either of you be able to review this request? Thanks! TDM for ClimateWorks (talk) 17:50, 29 June 2026 (UTC)

Hi User:MSK, sorry if you've already seen this, but I'm hoping that you might have time to review this as it's a smaller request? TDM for ClimateWorks (talk) 23:12, 7 July 2026 (UTC)

Cloudflare

Proposed short addition about CVE-2026-14440 / Universal SSL CAA issue

Disclosure: I am David Osipov, the independent researcher credited in CVE-2026-14440. Because of this conflict of interest, I am not adding the text directly to the article. I would like uninvolved editors to review whether a short, neutral addition is appropriate.

The current article is about Cloudflare, Inc. and already has an “Outages and issues” section, including an “ACME WAF bypass” subsection. I think CVE-2026-14440 may fit there as a short security-issue entry, because it concerns Cloudflare Universal SSL and is publicly tracked by NVD, the CVE Program, GitHub Advisory Database, and CISA enrichment data. I am not proposing a separate article or a long section.

• Requested location: Please add the following subsection under “Outages and issues”, preferably near the existing “ACME WAF bypass” subsection.

Text to add:

Universal SSL CAA issue

In July 2026, CVE-2026-14440 was published for an issue in Cloudflare Universal SSL. The issue involved CAA records, which are DNS records that help determine which certificate authorities may issue TLS certificates for a domain. According to NVD, in some Universal SSL configurations Cloudflare’s authoritative DNS could serve automatically managed CAA records instead of stricter CAA records configured by the domain owner. As a result, RFC 8657 restrictions such as accounturi and validationmethods, which can bind certificate issuance to a specific account or validation method, might not be enforced end-to-end. Successful exploitation could allow issuance of a browser-trusted TLS certificate and enable a man-in-the-middle attack, although exploitation was described as non-trivial. The NVD record credits independent researcher David Osipov with reporting the issue.

• Optional additional sentence, if editors think mitigation context is useful:

Cloudflare’s documented workaround for strict RFC 8657 enforcement was to disable Universal SSL on the affected zone; Cloudflare’s documentation warns that customers should have another valid edge certificate, such as a custom certificate or Advanced Certificate Manager certificate, before disabling Universal SSL to avoid TLS errors.

Reason for the change:

• The issue has an official CVE identifier and is listed by NVD and GitHub Advisory Database.
• It concerns a Cloudflare product/function, Universal SSL, rather than only a third-party configuration.
• The proposed text is short and avoids claims of active exploitation, breach, or impact on all Cloudflare customers.
• The proposed wording does not claim that all Cloudflare customers are affected.
• I have intentionally not cited my own website in the proposed article text. If editors think a primary technical write-up is useful as background, I can provide it separately, but I agree that independent or official sources should carry the main article claim.

References supporting the change:

• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-14440
• GitHub Advisory Database: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-vrv9-rjp4-w93c
• CVE Record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-14440
• RFC 8657: https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc8657
• Cloudflare documentation on CAA records: https://developers.cloudflare.com/ssl/edge-certificates/caa-records/
• Cloudflare documentation on disabling Universal SSL: https://developers.cloudflare.com/ssl/edge-certificates/universal-ssl/disable-universal-ssl/
• Technical research background, not proposed as an article citation unless editors think it is useful: https://david-osipov.vision/en/blog/cybersecurity/cloudflare-ssl-mitm-flaw-2026/

Open questions for editors:

• Is this sufficiently relevant for a short entry under “Outages and issues”?
• Should the subsection title be “Universal SSL CAA issue”, “Universal SSL CAA vulnerability”, or something else?
• Should the optional mitigation sentence be included, or is it too detailed for the Cloudflare article?
• Should the researcher credit be included, given that it appears in the official vulnerability records, or should the paragraph omit the name to keep the article more focused on Cloudflare?

Codarts

Edit request: Add Shin Mizutani to notable alumni

Hello,

I have a conflict of interest because I am the subject of the related biography, so I am not editing the article directly.

I would like to request that an uninvolved editor consider adding Shin Mizutani to the notable alumni section of the Codarts article, if it is considered appropriate.

Reliable sources indicating that Shin Mizutani studied at Codarts include:

• Donemus composer profile: https://donemus.nl/composer/shin-mizutani/
• Shin Mizutani's English Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shin_Mizutani

Thank you for considering this request.

~2026-38274-52 (talk) 08:42, 4 July 2026 (UTC)

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