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David Erickson

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

Sunnyvale, California, United States

FoundedForwardForward Networks

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About

He spent seven years as a graduate research assistant at Stanford University working on software-defined networking, with stints at Big Switch Networks and Cisco Research along the way. Before graduate school he worked as a software developer at CMC and consulted for Daily Dose Learning Systems, and in 2013 he taught and directed course content at SDN Academy.

CEO and Co-founder at Forward

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Forward's investors · 3

A.Capital VenturesSan FranciscoAndreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checksThreshold VenturesPalo Alto · $500K – $20M checks

Co-founders at Forward

NHNikhil Handigol
Nikhil HandigolChief AI Officer and Co-founder
BHBrandon Heller
Brandon HellerCTO and Co-founder
PKPeyman Kazemian
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 2023Goldman SachsNew York · since 2023Omega Venture PartnersSilicon Valley · since 2023S32Palo AltoSection 32Palo Alto · since 2023Threshold VenturesPalo Alto · $500K – $20M checks · since 2017

Co-founders at Forward Networks

BHBrandon Heller
Brandon HellerExecutive Officer, Director

Experience

  1. Forward NetworksCEOcurrent2013 — presentPalo Alto, CA
  2. SDN AcademyDirector of Course Content, and Instructor2013Palo Alto, CA
  3. Stanford UniversityGraduate Research Assistant2006 — 2013Stanford, CA
  4. big switch networksMember of Technical Staff2010 — 2011Palo Alto, CA
  5. Cisco SystemsIntern in Cisco Research2008
  6. Daily Dose Learning SystemsConsultant2004 — 2006Salt Lake City, UT
  7. CMCSoftware Developer2003 — 2004Sandy, UT
  8. Venture ComputersTechnician/Sales1999 — 2000Layton, UT
  9. Marketing TouchTechnician1997 — 1999Layton, UT

Skills & more

Forward CloudForward EnterpriseComputer Science4Architecture3Research2Distributed Systems17IP NetworkingC++6Java20JavaScript2HTML3CSS
+12 moreCSQLMySQLLinuxWindowsKernel ProgrammingOpenFlowSDNSoftware Defined NetworkingOSGiVirtualizationEC2

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Who is David Erickson?
He spent seven years as a graduate research assistant at Stanford University working on software-defined networking, with stints at Big Switch Networks and Cisco Research along the way. Before graduate school he worked as a software developer at CMC and consulted for Daily Dose Learning Systems, and in 2013 he taught and directed course content at SDN Academy.
Where does David Erickson work?
David Erickson is CEO and Co-founder of Forward and Co-founder at Forward Networks.
What companies did David Erickson found?
David Erickson founded Forward, Forward Networks.
Where did David Erickson go to school?
David Erickson studied at Stanford University (Ph.D., Computer Science); Stanford University (Master of Science with Distinction in Research, Computer Science); University of Utah (Bachelors, Computer Science).

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Wesley TilluPartner at S32 focused on frontier technology investmentsWesley GarrettInvestor at BT Growth CapitalVictor HwangManaging Director at Msd CapitalNikhil HandigolChief AI Officer and Co-founder at ForwardBrandon HellerCTO and Co-founder at ForwardPeyman KazemianChief Architect and Co-founder at Forward

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