Hassan Ahmed
Director/Board Member at CIENA CORPORATION
Net worth: 973 275 $ as of 2024-03-30
Profile
Hassan M.
Ahmed was the founder of Affirmed Networks, Inc. (founded in 2010) and WaveAccess Ltd.
(founded in 1993) where he held the titles of Chairman and President respectively.
Currently, he is the Executive Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Sway AI Inc, an Independent Director at Ciena Corp., a Director at Vesper Technologies, Inc., Oxefit, Inc., and Avesha, Inc. He is also a Senior Advisor at Digital Transformation Capital Partners GmbH and an Advisor at 5G Edge Acquisition Corp.
In the past, he served as Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Sonus, Inc. and Sonus Networks, Inc. He was also the Executive Chairman of Founder SPAC.
He held various director positions at Motorola, Inc., Ericsson Evdo, Inc., Vlingo Corp., Motorola Codex, KINS Technology Group, Inc., and Airvana Networks India Pvt Ltd.
He was the Manager-Product Engineering at Analog Devices, Inc. and the EVP & General Manager-Core Switching Division at Ascend Communications, Inc. He was also an Associate Professor at Boston University and the Chief Technology Officer & VP-Engineering at Cascade Communications.
Dr. Ahmed holds a doctorate degree from Stanford University and undergraduate and graduate degrees from Carleton University.
Known holdings in public companies
| Company | Date | Number of shares | Valuation | Valuation date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
CIENA CORPORATION
0.01% | 2024-03-20 | 19,682 ( 0.01% ) | 973 275 $ | 2024-03-30 |
Hassan Ahmed active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
| CIENA CORPORATION | Director/Board Member | 2020-06-29 |
Digital Transformation Capital Partners GmbH
 Digital Transformation Capital Partners GmbH Investment ManagersFinance Digital Transformation Capital Partners GmbH (DTCP) is an independent private equity and venture capital firm. It was founded by Vicente Vento Bosch in 2015. The firm is headquartered in Hamburg, Germany. | Consultant / Advisor | - |
5G Edge Acquisition Corp.
 5G Edge Acquisition Corp. Financial ConglomeratesFinance 5G Edge Acquisition Corp. operates as blank check company which was formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses. The company was founded on January 5, 2021 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Oxefit, Inc.
 Oxefit, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Oxefit, Inc. engages in the provision of software development, robotics research, and motion control. It serves the consumers, professional sports, and rehabilitation markets. The company was founded by Mohammed Shanableh and Peter Neuhaus and is headquartered in Plano, TX. | Director/Board Member | 2021-02-16 |
Avesha, Inc.
 Avesha, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Avesha, Inc. is a cloud infrastructure company based in Chelmsford, MA. Avesha enables software-defined and cloud-native multi-tenant application infrastructure, allowing enterprise customers and SaaS providers to create secure application slices across one or more physical Kubernetes clusters. The American company is the creator and maintainer of Kubeslice, an open-source solution that reduces management overhead and cloud costs while handling network communications, security, compliance, and data governance behind the scenes. Avesha's cloud-native products address challenges related to cost, scale, and application performance in multi-cloud and hybrid cloud environments, with key use cases encompassing application migration, multi-cluster resiliency, cloud-to-edge bursting, multi-cloud observability, intelligent remediation, and predictive autoscaling. The company was founded in 2019 by Chin Cheng Wu and Raj Nair, with Raj Nair serving as the CEO since then. | Director/Board Member | 2021-01-31 |
Vesper Technologies, Inc.
 Vesper Technologies, Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Vesper Technologies, Inc. develops and manufactures piezoelectric MEMS microphones. It offers Piezoelectric MEMS Microphone VM1000 brand which is used in smartphones and smart home devices. The company was founded by Bobby Littrell and Karl Grosh in September 2014 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Director/Board Member | 2019-03-26 |
| Sway AI Inc | Chief Executive Officer | 2021-02-28 |
Former positions of Hassan Ahmed
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
| RUBN TECHPAR | Chairman | 2022-08-14 |
Affirmed Networks, Inc.
 Affirmed Networks, Inc. Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications Affirmed Networks, Inc. engages in the provision of network functions virtualization solutions. It offers mobile core solutions, content and security services, virtualized wireless fidelity, service automation, virtual probe and analytics, and network slicing. The company was founded by Anand Krishnamurthy, Harris A. Fishman, Tim Mortsolf , Mohammed Shanableh, Terry Durand, Hassan M. Ahmed, Stephan Noll, and Paul Sherer in 2010 and is headquartered in Acton, MA. | Chief Executive Officer | 2020-03-24 |
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Training of Hassan Ahmed
| Stanford University | Doctorate Degree |
| Carleton University | Graduate Degree |
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Linked companies
| Listed companies | 2 |
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| ANALOG DEVICES, INC. | Electronic Technology |
| CIENA CORPORATION | Electronic Technology |
| Private companies | 21 |
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Ascend Communications, Inc.
 Ascend Communications, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Ascend Communications Inc. develops, manufactures, sells and services wide area networking solutions for telecommunications carriers, Internet service providers and corporate customers worldwide. Lucent Technologies has acquired Ascend Communications, Inc. | Technology Services |
Motorola, Inc.
 Motorola, Inc. Telecommunications EquipmentElectronic Technology Motorola, Inc. provides seamless mobility products and solutions across broadband, embedded systems and wireless networks. Motorola is engaged in providing technologies, products and services for mobile phones. Its portfolio includes wireless handsets, wireless accessories, digital entertainment devices, wireless access systems, voice and data communications systems, and enterprise mobility products. The company operates through three business segments, including Mobile Devices Segment, Home and Networks Mobility Segment and Enterprise Mobility Solutions Segment. The Mobile Devices segment designs, manufactures, sells and services wireless handsets with integrated software and accessory products, and licenses intellectual property. The Home and Networks Mobility segment designs, manufactures, sells, installs and services: (i) digital video, Internet Protocol video and broadcast network interactive set-tops, end-to-end video delivery systems, broadband access infrastructure platforms, and associated data and voice customer premise equipment to cable television and telecom service providers, and (ii) wireless access systems, including cellular infrastructure systems and wireless broadband systems, to wireless service providers. The Enterprise Mobility Solutions segment designs, manufactures, sells, installs and services analog and digital two-way radio, voice and data communications products and systems for private networks, wireless broadband systems and end-to-end enterprise mobility solutions to government and public safety agencies, as well as retail, energy and utilities, transportation, manufacturing, healthcare and other commercial customers. Motorola was founded on September 25, 1928 and is headquartered in Schaumburg, IL | Electronic Technology |
Sonus, Inc.
 Sonus, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Sonus, Inc. provides networked solutions for communications service providers and enterprises to help them advance, protect, and unify their communications and improve collaboration. Its products include session border controllers, policy/routing servers, media and signalling gateways and network analytics tools. The company's solutions address the need for communications service providers and enterprises to seamlessly link and leverage multivendor, multiprotocol communications systems and applications across their networks, around the world and in a rapidly changing ecosystem of IP-enabled devices such as smartphones and tablets. Sonus was founded in August 1997 and is headquartered in Westford, MA. | Technology Services |
Affirmed Networks, Inc.
Affirmed Networks, Inc. Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications Affirmed Networks, Inc. engages in the provision of network functions virtualization solutions. It offers mobile core solutions, content and security services, virtualized wireless fidelity, service automation, virtual probe and analytics, and network slicing. The company was founded by Anand Krishnamurthy, Harris A. Fishman, Tim Mortsolf , Mohammed Shanableh, Terry Durand, Hassan M. Ahmed, Stephan Noll, and Paul Sherer in 2010 and is headquartered in Acton, MA. | Communications |
CRV LLC
 CRV LLC Investment ManagersFinance Charles River Ventures, Inc. is a venture capital firm founded in 1970. The firm is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts. | Finance |
WaveAccess Ltd.
 WaveAccess Ltd. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Part of Nokia Oyj, WaveAccess Ltd. is an Israeli company that develops and designs telecommunications systems. The private company is based in Raanana, Israel. The company was founded in 2000 by Menashe Ezra, Hassan M. Ahmed. | Technology Services |
Cascade Communications
 Cascade Communications Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications Cascade Communications provides telecommunication services. The private company is based in Cascade, IA and has subsidiaries in the United States. | Communications |
Ericsson Evdo, Inc.
 Ericsson Evdo, Inc. Computer CommunicationsElectronic Technology Ericsson Evdo, Inc. provided small cell solutions for mobile network operators. Its small cell solutions help operators cope with the exploding usage of mobile data by offloading traffic from the macro radio access network (RAN), leveraging existing fixed broadband internet connections for backhaul. It's product portfolio includes HubBub Femtocells, a code division multiple access, which provides simultaneous support for EV-DO Rev and Femtocell Service Manager, a TR-069 standard-based, scalable management, and auto-configuration platform for HubBub and third-party femtocell deployments. The company was founded by Sanjeev Verma and Vedat Eyuboglu in 2000 and was headquartered in Chelmsford, MA. | Electronic Technology |
Vlingo Corp.
 Vlingo Corp. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Vlingo Corp. provided mobile voice solutions for wireless manufacturers, carriers, enterprise-level services, bluetooth accessories and mobile content providers. The company was founded by Michael S. Phillips and John Nguyen in 2006 and was headquartered in Burlington, MA. | Technology Services |
| Motorola Codex | |
Digital Transformation Capital Partners GmbH
Digital Transformation Capital Partners GmbH Investment ManagersFinance Digital Transformation Capital Partners GmbH (DTCP) is an independent private equity and venture capital firm. It was founded by Vicente Vento Bosch in 2015. The firm is headquartered in Hamburg, Germany. | Finance |
Vesper Technologies, Inc.
Vesper Technologies, Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Vesper Technologies, Inc. develops and manufactures piezoelectric MEMS microphones. It offers Piezoelectric MEMS Microphone VM1000 brand which is used in smartphones and smart home devices. The company was founded by Bobby Littrell and Karl Grosh in September 2014 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Electronic Technology |
| Sonus Networks, Inc. | |
Oxefit, Inc.
Oxefit, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Oxefit, Inc. engages in the provision of software development, robotics research, and motion control. It serves the consumers, professional sports, and rehabilitation markets. The company was founded by Mohammed Shanableh and Peter Neuhaus and is headquartered in Plano, TX. | Technology Services |
KINS Technology Group, Inc.
 KINS Technology Group, Inc. Financial ConglomeratesFinance KINS Technology Group, Inc. operates as a blank check company, which engages for the purpose of affecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses. The company was founded by Khurram P. Sheikh on July 20, 2020 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA. | Finance |
Avesha, Inc.
Avesha, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Avesha, Inc. is a cloud infrastructure company based in Chelmsford, MA. Avesha enables software-defined and cloud-native multi-tenant application infrastructure, allowing enterprise customers and SaaS providers to create secure application slices across one or more physical Kubernetes clusters. The American company is the creator and maintainer of Kubeslice, an open-source solution that reduces management overhead and cloud costs while handling network communications, security, compliance, and data governance behind the scenes. Avesha's cloud-native products address challenges related to cost, scale, and application performance in multi-cloud and hybrid cloud environments, with key use cases encompassing application migration, multi-cluster resiliency, cloud-to-edge bursting, multi-cloud observability, intelligent remediation, and predictive autoscaling. The company was founded in 2019 by Chin Cheng Wu and Raj Nair, with Raj Nair serving as the CEO since then. | Technology Services |
5G Edge Acquisition Corp.
5G Edge Acquisition Corp. Financial ConglomeratesFinance 5G Edge Acquisition Corp. operates as blank check company which was formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses. The company was founded on January 5, 2021 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Finance |
Founder SPAC
 Founder SPAC Financial ConglomeratesFinance Founder SPAC operates as a blank check company, which engages in effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or other similar business combination with one or more businesses. The company was founded on April 26, 2021 and is headquartered in Potomac, MD. | Finance |
| Airvana Networks India Pvt Ltd. | |
Beehive3D, Inc.
 Beehive3D, Inc. Industrial MachineryProducer Manufacturing Beehive3D, Inc. engages in manufacturing, technology developing, and innovation partnership for defense, aerospace, and related industries. The private company is based in Deerfield Beach. | Producer Manufacturing |
| Sway AI Inc |
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