Scott Kriens
Scott Kriens
, chairman and former CEO of Juniper Networks, has been in the technology industry for more than 35 years. In 1996, he co-founded Juniper Networks, growing the company to $4 billion in global sales and more than 10,000 employees in 100+ countries.
In 2010, Scott and his wife Joanie launched 1440 Foundation, a grant making organization committed to the cultivation of truly real and connected relationships, with self and others, as a basis for living well. The work of the Foundation led Scott and Joanie to launch 1440 Multiversity, a 21st century learning destination in the California redwoods of Santa Cruz County.
At his core, Scott is a learner and a builder, committed to finding new ways to tie the world around us to that which is real and powerful within us – whether for the purpose of building teams as a leader in the tech industry or simply as an advocate for the path to living lives of true resonance. Moving beyond having more or suffering less, 1440 helps people and groups interested in finding their own unique connection to meaning.
“We’ve been told, from our early days, to go out into the world and discover who we are and what we want to be. There’s a lot to learn out there, but only when we look within will we find the answers we are looking for,” says Kriens.
“I think the growing call in the world today for connection, meaning, and making a difference, all indicate that there is an unmet need in many of us. The true mark of 1440’s success will be that we can offer a welcoming and inspiring place to serve the loud need for quiet time, and invite each person to find their own answers to the questions that matter most.”