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Leader insights: Rebecca Smith on embracing change

Rebecca Smith, Senior Vice President, Global Marketing and Communications, shares how embracing change has led to incredible oppo ...

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Leader insights: Joe Cumello on the importance of ...

Joe Cumello, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Blue Planet, shares how his passion for writing and communication has g ...

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Leader insights: David Rothenstein on evolving yo ...

David Rothenstein, Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer, shares how his curiosity and drive for continuous learning h ...

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Innovation and Collaboration: Researching AI with ...

Discover how a collaboration between our research and development team and the University of Ottawa led to innovative new breakth ...

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Helping kids walk with the CHEO Foundation

Learn how our Ciena team in Ottawa donated a life-changing robot walker and continue to support CHEO, a global leader in pediatri ...

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From big lasers to small lasers: How Ciena helped ...

Algonquin College is home to the only photonics lab of its kind in the world all thanks to a substantial upgrade and sponsorship ...

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Empowering underserved students with digital skil ...

Ciena has committed $10 million over five years towards initiatives that aim to unlock new opportunities through its Digital Incl ...

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Employee-run annual golf tournament is making an ...

On August 16, 2022, after a two-year hiatus, our people came together at the Greensmere Golf and Country Club in Ottawa for the a ...

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Doing good for the planet on Earth Day

Ciena employees across the globe came together to do good for the planet on Earth Day through volunteerism.

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Diversifying your skills and experience

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Creating an inclusive workplace for all

Pragya Gupta, an Embedded Software Engineer, shares her story of joining Ciena and the tools we created to support her in her rol ...

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Collecting toys for children in need at annual To ...

Our people in London got together and volunteered in the Toy Fair's Trolley Dash to support KidsOut, a charity helping children a ...

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Closing digital gaps and empowering students in t ...

Ivan Polizzi, Regional Managing Director of Australia, New Zealand, and Pacific, shares how we are teaming up with companies acro ...

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Ciena’s Month of Goodness

Watch our recap video to see how our teams have made an impact.

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CienaLife: Recap of our company-wide volunteer day

Here's a recap of Ciena volunteer efforts on the company-wide volunteer day.

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CienaLife: Employee-tested, mother-approved tips

We interviewed seven working moms at Ciena with varying circumstances and pulled together their advice for making time for their ...

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CienaLife: Dear Young Ramona – Be proud of who yo ...

Ramona Jackson, an IT leader and member of Ciena’s D&I Council and Pride Group, recently presented at a company-wide meeting to s ...

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CienaLife: Career insights for new grads

Members of Ciena’s Marketing and Sales Development Program share their tips and experiences.

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CienaLife: Asia-Pacific teams making local impact

Take a look at some of the creative ways our team members in Asia-Pacific volunteered in their communities.

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Ciena moms on balancing caregiving and careers

Employee. Mother. Leader. Caregiver. How do women continue to find balance when faced with so many responsibilities? To find out, ...

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Celebrating our families

Ray Gabriel, Senior Intellectual Property Counsel, shares his story of starting a family through surrogacy and what it meant to h ...

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Celebrating one year of collaboration with Barefo ...

Ciena celebrated one year of collaboration with Barefoot, working together to close the digital disparity among students in North ...

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Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month and one year ...

Read how we celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month and the one year mark of our Latinx employee resource group at Ciena.

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Career insights: Supporting our people in explori ...

At Ciena, we encourage and support our people in pursuing their passions. Carla Martinez, Leader of Diversity, Equity, and Inclus ...

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