Where does Brandon Heller work?

Brandon Heller is CTO and Co-founder of Forward and Co-founder at Forward Networks.

What companies did Brandon Heller found?

Brandon Heller founded Forward, Forward Networks.

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).

Brandon Heller

Founder

CTO and Co-founder at Forward · Founder at Forward Networks

San Francisco Bay Area

FoundedForward Forward Networks

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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

A.Capital VenturesSan Francisco Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks Threshold VenturesPalo Alto · $500K – $20M checks

Co-founders at Forward

David EricksonCEO and Co-founder

Nikhil HandigolChief AI Officer and Co-founder

Peyman KazemianChief Architect and Co-founder

Founder at Forward Networks

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Forward Networks's investors · 6

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

Co-founders at Forward Networks

David EricksonExecutive Officer, Director

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

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 and Co-founder at Forward Networks.
What companies did Brandon Heller found?: Brandon Heller founded Forward, Forward Networks.
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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David EricksonExecutive Officer, DirectorFounded Forward Nikhil HandigolChief AI Officer, Co-FounderFounded Forward Peyman KazemianCo-FounderFounded Forward Nick ShellyMember of Technical StaffFounded Apero Health

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David EricksonCEO and Co-founderFounded Forward Networks Nikhil HandigolChief AI Officer and Co-founderFounded Forward Networks Peyman KazemianChief Architect and Co-founderFounded Forward Networks

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Also attended Stanford University2,000

Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders Fund Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at Greylock David SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto Czar Keith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla Ventures Garry TanPresident & CEO of Y Combinator Alfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital

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Also attended Washington University in St. Louis274

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Shared employers

Also worked at Forward Networks7

Wesley TilluPartner at S32 focused on frontier technology investments Wesley GarrettInvestor at BT Growth Capital Victor HwangManaging Director at Msd Capital David EricksonCEO and Co-founder at Forward Nikhil HandigolChief AI Officer and Co-founder at Forward Peyman KazemianChief Architect and Co-founder at Forward

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Also worked at SDN Academy3

David EricksonCEO and Co-founder at Forward Nikhil HandigolChief AI Officer and Co-founder at Forward Peyman KazemianChief Architect and Co-founder at Forward

Also worked at Hewlett-Packard460

Ben HorowitzCo-founder & General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz Bill GurleyGeneral Partner Emeritus at Benchmark Steve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future Ventures Ana AndreescuInvestor at Index Ventures Zhenyu TangInvestment Director at Intel Capital AyshaAdvisor at Clear Ventures

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Also worked at Intelligent Automation, Inc.2

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