Lasting Memories

John Roulston Livingston
Jan. 14, 1959-Nov. 12, 2016
Los Altos, California

John Roulston Livingston, 57, born on Jan. 14, 1959, reposed with our Lord on November 12 at 1:19 pm after a long and arduous struggle with cancer. The Funeral service will take place at Noon on Friday, Nov. 18 at Christ Church, Portola Valley, immediately followed by the Burial service with Military Honors at Gate of Heaven, Los Altos. Afterward, the Reception will be held at Christ Church. John was a loving husband to Olga Livingston for 16 years, and devoted father to his two children Elisabeth Roulston Livingston and Andrei Abraham Livingston. John received a B.S., Engineering, top class honors in engineering and applied sciences at the United States Military Academy at West Point, an M.S., Fluid Mechanics and Thermal Sciences from The George Washington University and his MBA at Stanford University Graduate School of Business. He served as a Platoon Leader in the U.S. Army for 6 years. He was a member of the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society. He had a distinguished career with 10 years at Cisco Systems followed by 6 years as Managing Director at Alderpoint Ventures.

From Debra Sciarrino
Nov. 15, 2016

John was my colleague, mentor and dear friend. We worked together developing talent for Cisco Systems under the Global Talent Acceleration Program (GTAP) among many other successful programs in IT. His impact on hundreds of engineers in emerging countries is part of his legacy. Rest in peace my dear friend.

From Gaurav Mudgal
Nov. 15, 2016

John was a great humanbeing, great leader, great friend. A very inspiring and dynamic individual. We worked together as part of GTAP Build out in Middle East and India. I personally learned a lot from him. He touched many lives here and helped them create a great future. A true legacy. Rest in peace, we will all miss you.