Dhrupad Trivedi
joined A10 Networks, Inc. in December 2019 as president and chief executive officer. Mr. Trivedi was also appointed as a member of our board of directors in December 2019 and as Chairperson of the board in September 2020. From March 2013 to November 2019, Mr. Trivedi served as President, Network Solutions – Industrial IT/IOT and Cybersecurity at Belden Inc. (NYSE: BDC), a manufacturer of networking, connectivity, and cable products, where he also served as a corporate vice president from January 2010 to March 2013. Prior to this, he held multiple general management and corporate development roles at JDS Uniphase Corporation. Mr. Trivedi holds a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, a master’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Alabama and an MBA in finance from Duke University. Mr. Trivedi brings global leadership experience across multiple businesses and is passionate about driving leading technology businesses to win by creating value for customers.
Tor R. Braham
has served as a member of our board of directors since March 2018. He is currently also a director of Viavi Solutions Inc. (Nasdaq: VIAV), a network and service enablement and optical coatings company. Mr. Braham is also Of Counsel to the law firm of King, Holmes, Paterno and Soriano, LLP. He previously served as a member of the board of directors of Yahoo! Inc., a provider of web services from April 2016 to June 2017, Altaba, Inc., a publicly traded investment company from June 2017 to December 2021, NetApp, Inc. (Nasdaq: NTAP), a computer storage and data management company, from September 2013 to March 2016, Sigma Designs, Inc. (“Sigma”), an integrated circuit provider for the home entertainment market, from June 2014 to August 2016, Live Oak Acquisition Corp (NYSE: DNMR) from February 2020 to December 2020, and Live Oak Acquisition Corp II (NYSE: LOKB), from December 2020 to October 2021. Mr. Braham served as Managing Director and Global Head of Technology Mergers and Acquisitions for Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., an investment bank, from 2004 until November 2012. From 2000 to 2004, he served as Managing Director and Co-Head of West Coast U.S. Technology, Mergers and Acquisitions for Credit Suisse First Boston, an investment bank. Prior to that role, Mr. Braham served as an investment banker with Warburg Dillon Read LLC and as an attorney at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich Rosati. Mr. Braham has specific attributes that qualify him to serve as a member of our board of directors, including his extensive financial experience and knowledge of the technology industry gained through his service as an investment banker and lawyer to technology companies, as well as his service on public and private company boards.
Peter Y. Chung
has served as a member of our board of directors since June 2013. Mr. Chung is a Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Summit Partners, L.P., where he has been employed since 1994. He is currently a director of MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: MTSI) as well as several privately-held companies. Mr. Chung previously served as a member of the board of directors of Acacia Communications, Inc. Mr. Chung has an M.B.A. from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business and an A.B. in Economics from Harvard University. Mr. Chung has specific attributes that qualify him to serve as a member of our board of directors, including his experience in investment banking, private equity and venture capital investing and in the communications technology sector, as well as his prior service on public and private company boards.
Eric Singer
has served as a member of our board of directors since July 2019 and as our lead independent director since September 2021. Mr. Singer has served as the Chief Executive Officer of Immersion Corporation (Nasdaq: IMMR), a developer and licensor of touch feedback technology, since January 2023, as a member of their board of directors since March 2020, and as executive chairman since August 2020. Mr. Singer has served as a member of the board of directors of Universal Electronics (NASDAQ: UEIC) since December 2023. Mr. Singer was the founder and Managing Member of VIEX Capital Advisors, LLC, a securities investment firm from 2014 until December 2022. In addition to a long track record as a successful investor in technology companies, Mr. Singer has substantial experience serving on public boards, assisting them in creating and expanding shareholder value. Mr. Singer previously served on the boards of directors of Quantum Corporation (Nasdaq: QMCO), a video data storage and management company, Numerex Corp., a provider of managed machine-to-machine enterprise solutions enabling the Internet of Things, RhythmOne plc and YuMe, Inc., each a provider of brand video advertising software and audience data, Support.com, Inc., a provider of tech support and support center services, Meru Networks, Inc., a Wi-Fi network solutions company, PLX Technology, Inc., a PCI Express and ethernet semiconductor company, and Sigma, among other companies. Mr. Singer has a B.A. from Brandeis University. Mr. Singer has specific attributes that qualify him to serve as a member of our board of directors, including his extensive financial and operating experience and knowledge of the technology industry gained through his service on numerous public and private company boards.
