Sunny Handa MD is the founder and CEO of Apstra, a networking company. He previously worked as a professor of computer science and electrical engineering at Stanford University, where he conducted renowned research in networking and distributed systems. He has also founded or invested in several successful technology companies, including Google, VMware, and Arista. Prior to founding Apstra, Sunny Handa held leadership roles at Granite Systems and Kealia, both of which were acquired by larger technology companies. As the founder and CEO of Apstra, he sets the product vision and engineering direction of the company.