Who is in the Juniper Networks mafia?

Notable members include Vikas Choudhary (Theya), Barun Kar (Auradine), Gideon Avida (Menlo Security), Nikhil Sama (InstaPaisa), Douglas Murray (Big Switch Networks), Changming Liu (Aerohive Networks), Kevin Johnson (Starbucks), Swati Deshpande (Gruve), among 68 tracked members.

What companies did Juniper Networks alumni found?

Companies founded by Juniper Networks alumni include Theya, Auradine, Menlo Security, InstaPaisa, Big Switch Networks, Aerohive Networks, Starbucks, Gruve, Arycs Tech, Nimbella.

The Juniper Networks Mafia

68 people came through Juniper Networks and went on to found or lead other companies.

Vikas ChoudharyASIC EngineerFounded Theya +1 Barun KarSenior Systems ManagerFounded Auradine +1 Gideon AvidaSoftware Engineering Sr. ManagerFounded Menlo Security +1 Nikhil SamaSoftware Engineer (Routing Protocols)Founded InstaPaisa +1 Douglas MurraySenior Vice President & GM, Security BUFounded Big Switch Networks +1 Changming LiuDistinguished EngineerFounded Aerohive Networks +1 Kevin JohnsonDirectorFounded Starbucks +1 Swati DeshpandeSr Staff EngineerFounded Gruve +1 Roberto MarcocciaSr. DIrector, Optical Systems Architecture and Technology, Office of the CTOFounded Arycs Tech +1 Anshu AgarwalVP, Product Management & Marketing, Content & MediaFounded Nimbella Ricardo OliveiraInternFounded ThousandEyes Carolyn StarrettStrategic AnalystFounded Flatiron Health Fahim SheikhDirector, Sales Engineering & Global Business DevelopmentFounded Trellis Denis LeClairSoftware Engineering DirectorFounded Trellis Spencer GreeneVP Corporate DevelopmentFounded GreenLight Workforce Solutions Alex FangSenior Director, PIC developmentFounded AURRION, INC.Sandeep LahaneSenior Software EngineerFounded VERCEPT Abilash MenonDirector of Software EngineeringFounded MaiaEdge Karim ToubbaVice President Worldwide Security ChannelsFounded Lastpass James DingSoftware Developer InternFounded Draftwise Rodny MolinaSr Focused Technical Support EngineerFounded Nestybox Declan ConlonPrincipal EngineerFounded Wagetap Thomas StephensPortfolio Management InternFounded Upfront Aditya SoodML Researcher IIFounded Contrario Daniel KharitonovStaff Engineer, Core Routing ProductsFounded VizCo Will UppingtonProduct ManagementFounded Truera RK AnandFounding Engineer ---> Vice President of EngineeringFounded Tensordyne Patrick XuSoftware ManagerFounded Aurascape Sandeep JainEngineering ManagerFounded MonetizeNow Said OuissalVice President, Product ManagementFounded Zededa Etai BeckSr. Director, Strategy and GTM OperationsFounded Folloze Alex ShanResearcherFounded Judgment Labs Sanjay BeriSenior Director of Product Management & Technical Marketing, Access/Security SolutionsFounded Netskope Charlie FranklinSenior Director, People Strategy & TechnologyFounded Compa Saurabh SandhirDirector, Junos Developer Network (aka Junos SDK)Founded Kipling Secure PriyankaSenior Staff EngineerFounded Operant AI Ritesh KapahiSr. Hardware Engineering Manager, Branch Solutions Business UnitFounded Lumilens Ariful HuqSenior Product Line ManagerFounded Exaforce Damien GarrosStaff Test EngineerFounded Opsmill Vyas SekarSr. Director, Corporate Business Development, Corporate Development & StrategyFounded Rockfish Data Rohini KasturiHead of Engineering, L4-L7 Virtual Services, SDN/NFVFounded HG Insights Dean BogdanovicDistinguished EngineerFounded Volta Networks Shane BuckleyVice President Global EnterpriseFounded Gigamon PJ KirnerDistinguished EngineerFounded Illumio Yoav LevySoftware Group ManagerFounded Upstream Security Debi DowlingSenior Director Global Business OperationsFounded Onapsis Hannes GredlerCustomer Support Escalation EngineerFounded RtBrick Pravin BhandarkarManager, IP Mobility SoftwareFounded RtBrick Chandra PandeyDirector Solutions Engineering and ArchitecturesFounded Seceon Viswesh AnanthakrishnanSenior Design ManagerFounded Aurascape Ajay JainSoftware EngineeringFounded Genmo Sunil BakhruDirector of Engineering, SDN Controller/Cloud Platform, ContrailFounded Kipling Secure Poornima DeBolleSr. Director, PLM, Cloud Security and Security ManagementFounded Menlo Security Mahantesh PattanshettiSystem Test LeadFounded Procyon Sukhesh HalemaneStaff EngineerFounded Procyon Kannan KothandaramanVice President, Product Line ManagementFounded Selector AI Nitin KumarNetOps EngineerFounded Selector AI Apurva MehtaCTO, Chief Architect, Mobility Business UnitFounded Versa Kumar MehtaVP EngineeringFounded Versa Kartik CDSMember of technical StaffFounded WideField Ashutosh DasDirector of Engineering, Advanced TechnologyFounded SMART David WeinbergDirector, Corporate DevelopmentFounded Vervoe Rupesh MishraStaff Software EngineerFounded Instasecure Arivan ThillaikumaranSoftware Engineer InternFounded Bauhealth Puneet TutlianiDirector EngineeringFounded Appsentinels Mohit JoshiDirector Of EngineeringFounded Appsentinels Yuval BacharVP, CTO of HSBU Juniper NetworksFounded Ecldc Rajiv BatraVice president EngineeringFounded Palo Alto Networks

Frequently asked questions

What is the Juniper Networks mafia?: The Juniper Networks mafia is the network of 68 people who came through Juniper Networks and went on to found or lead other companies, including Theya, Auradine, Menlo Security, InstaPaisa, Big Switch Networks.
Who is in the Juniper Networks mafia?: Notable members include Vikas Choudhary (Theya), Barun Kar (Auradine), Gideon Avida (Menlo Security), Nikhil Sama (InstaPaisa), Douglas Murray (Big Switch Networks), Changming Liu (Aerohive Networks), Kevin Johnson (Starbucks), Swati Deshpande (Gruve), among 68 tracked members.
What companies did Juniper Networks alumni found?: Companies founded by Juniper Networks alumni include Theya, Auradine, Menlo Security, InstaPaisa, Big Switch Networks, Aerohive Networks, Starbucks, Gruve, Arycs Tech, Nimbella.