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David Cheriton

Also Known As David Ross Cheriton · David R. Cheriton
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David Ross Cheriton (born March 29, 1951) is a Canadian computer scientist, businessman, philanthropist and venture capitalist. He is a computer science professor at Stanford University, where he founded and leads the Distributed Systems Group. A distributed computing and networking expert, he has founded and invested in major technology companies including Google, as an early angel investor, VMware and Arista Networks. He received the ACM SIGCOMM Award in 2003.

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Birth Year
1951 1
Birth Date
1951-03-29 1
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1. David Cheriton (Wikidata)
  • Wikidata alias: David Ross Cheriton
    David Ross Cheriton
  • Wikidata P166: SIGCOMM Award
    Wikidata P166 (award received): SIGCOMM Award.
  • Wikidata alias: David R. Cheriton
    David R. Cheriton
  • P569 (date of birth): year 1951
    1951
  • P569 (date of birth): 1951-03-29
    1951-03-29
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