About David Cheriton
David Ross Cheriton is a Canadian computer scientist, mathematician, millionaire businessman, philanthropist, and venture capitalist. He founded and leads the Distributed Systems Group at Stanford University, where he teaches computer science. He is an expert in computer networking and distributed computing, and he knows how to find big market opportunities and build the architectures needed to take advantage of them.
David Cheriton Education
In March 1951, David Cheriton was born in Vancouver. After submitting an unsuccessful application to the music department, he transferred to the University of British Columbia in 1971 as a mathematics student. Seven years later, he graduated from the University of Waterloo in Canada with a master’s degree and a doctorate in computer science. He spent three years as an assistant professor at UBC before moving to Stanford in 1982.
David Cheriton Career
At Stanford, he met Andy Von Bechtolsheim and together they established Stone Frameworks in 1996, which they sold a year after the fact to Cisco Frameworks for $200 million. In 1998, Stanford PhD students Larry Page and Sergey Brin sought business advice from the pair. Before Google was incorporated, Cheriton and Bechtolsheim each invested $100,000 in the idea.
Kealia, a server manufacturer founded in 2001 by the duo, was acquired by Sun Microsystems in 2004. Arista, a cloud networking company, debuted on the NYSE in 2014 after being founded four years later. Prior to the listing, Cheriton-founded cloud software developer Optumsoft stated that it would sue Arista over an intellectual property dispute.
David Cheriton Facts
Aster Data Systems, a frontline data warehouse company, was acquired by Teradata in 2011 for $263 million, and Cheriton is a member of the advisory board. He also contributed early funding to Tintri, a storage virtualization business started by Kieran Harty, one of his students. Cheriton also founded OptumSoft and was an early investor in the in-video advertising company Zunavision.
David Cheriton Net Worth
David Cheriton’s net worth was estimated to be around $11.5 billion USD, as of 2023, making him a billionaire businessman.
Personal Information
| Full Name | David Ross Cheriton |
| Father’s Name | Not Mention |
| Mother’s Name | Not Mention |
| Siblings | Not Mention |
| Date Of Birth | 29 March 1951 |
| Birth Place | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Age | 72 Years |
| Height | Not Mention |
| Education | Ph.D. From University of Waterloo |
| Net Worth | $11.6 Billion |
| Profession | Businessman, Computer Scientist, Philanthropist |
| Relationship Status | Married |
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