Forward Networks Leadership

David holds a PhD in Computer Science from Stanford.He is a contributor to the OpenFlow spec and the author of Beacon, the OpenFlow controller at the core of commercial products from Big Switch Networks, Cisco, and others, and open source controllers such as Floodlight and OpenDaylight. His thesis used SDN to improve virtualized data center performance.

Brandon received his PhD in Computer Science from Stanford. Involved in OpenFlow before it had that name, he served as main editor of the spec for three years, seeing it grow from an academic prototype to a real tool for industry.His more recent projects include energy-efficient data centers (ElasticTree) and flexible network emulation (Mininet).

In my thirty-year journey as a CRO and Global Sales leader with some highly successful outcomes, I’ve seen great and I’ve seen not so great. As a leader and builder of teams, I’ve driven multiple Enterprise models including Direct, Indirect and OEM, across multiple industries. What I offer are skills that transcend the technology and allow me to help build world class organizations. These skills have developed go-to-market teams throughout the world. With a boundless level of energy, I continue to help build great companies and great cultures that the team, the shareholders and the investors are proud to be a part of.

David holds a PhD in Computer Science from Stanford.He is a contributor to the OpenFlow spec and the author of Beacon, the OpenFlow controller at the core of commercial products from Big Switch Networks, Cisco, and others, and open source controllers such as Floodlight and OpenDaylight. His thesis used SDN to improve virtualized data center performance.

Brandon received his PhD in Computer Science from Stanford. Involved in OpenFlow before it had that name, he served as main editor of the spec for three years, seeing it grow from an academic prototype to a real tool for industry.His more recent projects include energy-efficient data centers (ElasticTree) and flexible network emulation (Mininet).

David holds a PhD in Computer Science from Stanford.He is a contributor to the OpenFlow spec and the author of Beacon, the OpenFlow controller at the core of commercial products from Big Switch Networks, Cisco, and others, and open source controllers such as Floodlight and OpenDaylight. His thesis used SDN to improve virtualized data center performance.

Brandon received his PhD in Computer Science from Stanford. Involved in OpenFlow before it had that name, he served as main editor of the spec for three years, seeing it grow from an academic prototype to a real tool for industry.His more recent projects include energy-efficient data centers (ElasticTree) and flexible network emulation (Mininet).