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Brandon Heller

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CTO and Co-founder at Forward

San Francisco Bay Area

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Wesley TilluunlockedBrandon: together at Forward (2022–2026)
×8Brandon: together at Washington University in St. Louis
×3Brandon: together at Stanford University

About

He conducted his graduate work in software-defined networking at Stanford and held engineering internships at Google, Hewlett-Packard, Emerson Motor Company, and Intelligent Automation. He also directed course content and instruction at SDN Academy in 2013 and serves as the company's CTO.

CTO and Co-founder at Forward

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Forward's investors · 7

A.Capital VenturesSan Francisco · since 2017Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2023Goldman SachsNew York · since 2023Omega Venture PartnersSilicon Valley · since 2023S32Palo Alto · since 2023Section 32Palo Alto · since 2023Threshold VenturesPalo Alto · $500K – $20M checks · since 2017

Co-founders at Forward

DEDavid Erickson
David EricksonCEO and Co-founder
NHNikhil Handigol
Nikhil HandigolChief AI Officer and Co-founder
PKPeyman Kazemian
Peyman KazemianChief Architect and Co-founder

Experience

  1. Forward NetworksCo-Founder / CTOcurrent2013 — presentPalo Alto, CA
  2. SDN AcademyDirector, Course Content and Instruction2013Palo Alto, CA
  3. GoogleEngineering Intern2009Mountain View, CA
  4. Hewlett-PackardLabs Intern2008Palo Alto, CA
  5. Emerson Motor CompanyIntern2004St. Louis, MO
  6. Intelligent Automation, Inc.Summer Intern2001 — 2003Rockville, MD

Skills & more

C8Matlab3Python15Algorithms11C++12Computer Science4Java6

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Brandon Heller?
He conducted his graduate work in software-defined networking at Stanford and held engineering internships at Google, Hewlett-Packard, Emerson Motor Company, and Intelligent Automation. He also directed course content and instruction at SDN Academy in 2013 and serves as the company's CTO.
Where does Brandon Heller work?
Brandon Heller is CTO and Co-founder of Forward.
What companies did Brandon Heller found?
Brandon Heller founded Forward.
Where did Brandon Heller go to school?
Brandon Heller studied at Stanford University (PhD, Computer Science); Washington University in St. Louis (MS, Computer Engineering); Washington University in St. Louis (BS, Computer Engineering).

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