Nick McKeown

Part of Microsemi Storage Solutions, Inc., Abrizio, Inc. manufactures switch-chip fabrics used in asynchronous transfer mode (ATM). The company is based in Mountain View, CA. The company was founded by Nick McKeown, Anders Swahn. Abrizio was acquired by Microsemi Storage Solutions, Inc. on September 02, 1999 for $414.53 million.

Open Networking Foundation (ONF) is an operator-led consortium that spearheads disruptive network transformation. The non-profit company is based in Palo Alto, CA. The company leverages SDN principles and disaggregation, using open source platforms and defined standards to build operator networks. ONF has been at the forefront of creating and evolving the software-defined networking (SDN) movement, which provides network operators with the freedom to build networks that are dynamic, cost-effective, flexible, secure, and able to adapt to the changing landscape. The company was founded in 2011.

Barefoot Networks, Inc. designs and develops Ethernet switch chips. It specializes in cloud network architectures, P4-programmable high-speed data paths, switch silicon development, P4 compilers, driver software, network telemetry and computational networking. The company was founded by Martin Izzard, Patrick Bosshart, Daniel E. Lenoski and Nick McKeown in May 2013 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

Nicira, Inc. engages in the development of software platform for data transition. The company was founded by Martin Casado, Nick Mckeown and Scott Shenker in 2007 and and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.