David Heard

David W.
Heard is currently Chief Executive Officer at WiChorus LLC, Independent Director at Penguin Solutions, Inc. starting in 2026, Director at Zyvex Performance Materials, Inc., President at Infinera Optical Networks, Inc., and President-Network Infrastructure at Nokia Oyj starting in 2025.
Former positions include Chief Executive Officer at Infinera Corp.
from 2020 to 2025, President & Chief Executive Officer at Somera Communications, Inc. from 2004 to 2006, President & Chief Executive Officer at Santera Systems, Inc. from 2000 to 2003, Chairman at The Telecommunications Industry Association from 2017 to 2019, Regional Director at AT&T Corp.
from 1990 to 1995, President & GM-Network Switching Division at Tekelec Global, Inc. from 2003 to 2004, EVP, President-Communications Tests & Measurement at Viavi Solutions, Inc. from 2012 to 2013, Vice President at Access Networks Ltd., Chief Operating Officer at BigBand Networks, Inc. from 2007 to 2010, Vice President-Access Division at Lucent Technologies, EVP, President-Network & Service Enablement at Lumentum Canada Ltd. from 2013 to 2015, President-Network & Service Enablement at Jds Uniphase Corp.
from 2010 to 2015, and Director at Milestone Sports Ltd. Education includes an undergraduate degree from The Ohio State University in 1990, an MBA from the University of Dayton in 1991, and a graduate degree from Stanford Graduate School of Business in 1999.