Guru Parulkar

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.

Part of Intel Corp., Ananki Corp. delivers a commercially supported software-defined private 5G as-a-service to help facilitate enterprise digital transformation. The company is based in Menlo Park, CA. As a public benefit corporation, Ananki synergistically builds on Open Networking Foundation (ONF) open source software platforms, and in turn contributes focus, funding, developers, and contributions to the ONF projects. With Ananki, companies can now choose a commercially supported option when consuming ONF open source. The company was founded in 2021. The CEO is Guru Parulkar. Ananki was acquired by Intel Corp. on April 12, 2022.

Growth Networks, Inc. designs and markets high-speed switches. Its Internet Switching Fabric is a new category of networking silicon that interconnects the input and output ports within high-end switches and routers. The company was founded in October 1998 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

University of Washington functions as a College/University. The company is headquartered in Seattle, WA.