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 · 3
Co-founders at Forward
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David EricksonCEO and Co-founder
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Nikhil HandigolChief AI Officer and Co-founder
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Peyman KazemianChief Architect and Co-founder
Experience
- Forward NetworksCo-Founder / CTOcurrent2013 — presentPalo Alto, CA
- SDN AcademyDirector, Course Content and Instruction2013Palo Alto, CA
- GoogleEngineering Intern2009Mountain View, CA
- Hewlett-PackardLabs Intern2008Palo Alto, CA
- Emerson Motor CompanyIntern2004St. Louis, MO
- Intelligent Automation, Inc.Summer Intern2001 — 2003Rockville, MD
Education
- Stanford UniversityPhD, Computer Science2007 — 2013
- Washington University in St. LouisMS, Computer Engineering2005 — 2007
- Washington University in St. LouisBS, Computer Engineering2001 — 2005
Skills & more
C8Matlab3Python15Algorithms11C++12Computer Science4Java6
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Frequently asked questions
- Where does Brandon Heller work?
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- Brandon Heller founded Forward.
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Forward mafia4
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Forward Networks mafia4
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Same school
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Shared employers
Also worked at Forward Networks6
Wesley TilluPartner at S32 focused on frontier technology investmentsWesley GarrettInvestor at BT Growth CapitalVictor HwangManaging Director at Msd CapitalDavid EricksonCEO and Co-founder at ForwardNikhil HandigolChief AI Officer and Co-founder at ForwardPeyman KazemianChief Architect and Co-founder at Forward
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Also worked at Hewlett-Packard262
Ben HorowitzCo-founder & General Partner at Andreessen HorowitzBill GurleyGeneral Partner Emeritus at Benchmark; author of Above the Crowd; BG2 co-hostSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesAna AndreescuInvestor at Index VenturesMike VolpiInvestor at Index VenturesZhenyu TangInvestment Director at Intel Capital
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