Scott Shenker
Founder at Nefeli Networks, Inc.
Profile
Scott Shenker is the founder of Nicira, Inc. (founded in 2007).
Dr. Shenker is also the founder of Nefeli Networks, Inc. Dr. Shenker's current job(s) include being a Director at Databricks, Inc., a Professor at the University of California, Berkeley, and a Scientific Advisor at Berkeley Frontier Fund.
Dr. Shenker's former job(s) include being a Director at Veriflow Systems, Inc., a Director at Open Networking Foundation, and a Research Staff Member at Palo Alto Research Center LLC.
Dr. Shenker's education history includes an undergraduate degree from Brown University (conferred in 1978) and a doctorate degree from The University of Chicago (conferred in 1983).
Scott Shenker active positions
Companies | Position | Start |
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University of California, Berkeley | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2010-02-01 |
Databricks, Inc.
Databricks, Inc. Data Processing ServicesTechnology Services Databricks, Inc. is a data and AI company that combines data warehouses and data lakes into a lakehouse architecture. The company is based in San Francisco, CA and has a global presence of subsidiaries in several regions. The company provides solutions and solution accelerators for various industries, including healthcare, government, and manufacturing. Databricks helps data provider partners monetize data assets and offers a pay-as-you-go pricing approach. The company was founded in 2013 by Patrick Wendell, Reynold Xin, Arsalan Tavakoli-Shiraji, Ion Stoica, Matei Zaharia, Andy Konwinski, Ali Ghodsi, who has been the CEO since 2013. Databricks was acquired by Dominari Holdings, Inc. | Director/Board Member | - |
Nefeli Networks, Inc.
Nefeli Networks, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Nefeli Networks, Inc. designs and develops software applications for managing and operating large scale networks. The company was founded by Kevin Fall, Sylvia Ratnasamy, and Scott Shenker in 2016 and is headquartered in Berkeley, CA. | Founder | - |
Berkeley Frontier Fund
Berkeley Frontier Fund Investment ManagersFinance Berkeley Frontier Fund (Berkeley Frontier Fund) is a venture capital firm founded in 202. The firm is headquartered in Berkeley, California. | Consultant / Advisor | - |
Former positions of Scott Shenker
Companies | Position | End |
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Open Networking Foundation
Open Networking Foundation Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services 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. | Director/Board Member | 2014-10-01 |
Veriflow Systems, Inc.
Veriflow Systems, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Veriflow Systems, Inc. engages in the provision of networking services. It offers network uptime and availability; segmentation assurance; multi-cloud verification; continuous compliance and dynamic mapping; and network change analytics. The company was founded by Brighten Godfrey, Ahmed Khurshid and Matthew Casear in September 2012 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Director/Board Member | - |
Palo Alto Research Center LLC
Palo Alto Research Center LLC Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Part of Xerox Holdings Corp., Palo Alto Research Center LLC is a research company that focuses on breakthrough innovation and future technology. The company is based in Palo Alto, CA. The company's research includes AI, novel printing, HMI, digital workplace, IoT, and more. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Nicira, Inc.
Nicira, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services 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. | Founder | - |
Training of Scott Shenker
Brown University | Undergraduate Degree |
The University of Chicago | Doctorate Degree |
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Nicira, Inc.
Nicira, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services 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. | Technology Services |
Palo Alto Research Center LLC
Palo Alto Research Center LLC Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Part of Xerox Holdings Corp., Palo Alto Research Center LLC is a research company that focuses on breakthrough innovation and future technology. The company is based in Palo Alto, CA. The company's research includes AI, novel printing, HMI, digital workplace, IoT, and more. | Commercial Services |
Databricks, Inc.
Databricks, Inc. Data Processing ServicesTechnology Services Databricks, Inc. is a data and AI company that combines data warehouses and data lakes into a lakehouse architecture. The company is based in San Francisco, CA and has a global presence of subsidiaries in several regions. The company provides solutions and solution accelerators for various industries, including healthcare, government, and manufacturing. Databricks helps data provider partners monetize data assets and offers a pay-as-you-go pricing approach. The company was founded in 2013 by Patrick Wendell, Reynold Xin, Arsalan Tavakoli-Shiraji, Ion Stoica, Matei Zaharia, Andy Konwinski, Ali Ghodsi, who has been the CEO since 2013. Databricks was acquired by Dominari Holdings, Inc. | Technology Services |
Open Networking Foundation
Open Networking Foundation Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services 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. | Technology Services |
Veriflow Systems, Inc.
Veriflow Systems, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Veriflow Systems, Inc. engages in the provision of networking services. It offers network uptime and availability; segmentation assurance; multi-cloud verification; continuous compliance and dynamic mapping; and network change analytics. The company was founded by Brighten Godfrey, Ahmed Khurshid and Matthew Casear in September 2012 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Commercial Services |
Nefeli Networks, Inc.
Nefeli Networks, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Nefeli Networks, Inc. designs and develops software applications for managing and operating large scale networks. The company was founded by Kevin Fall, Sylvia Ratnasamy, and Scott Shenker in 2016 and is headquartered in Berkeley, CA. | Technology Services |
Berkeley Frontier Fund
Berkeley Frontier Fund Investment ManagersFinance Berkeley Frontier Fund (Berkeley Frontier Fund) is a venture capital firm founded in 202. The firm is headquartered in Berkeley, California. | Finance |
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