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As part of the Sprint team, Vab Goel became the architect of their internet backbone, greatly influencing Sprints IP and network strategy.
In fact, some of his first major successes were the implementation of the worlds first IP over SONET and IP over DWDM networks. After his success at Sprint, Goel moved into an executive role at Qwest Communications International, Inc., working in IP Network Engineering and Advanced Technology, where he developed IP network and data center strategy. At Qwest, Goel created seamlessly integrated IP and data services with a focus on customers.
He also went on to found the Emerging Technologies Group at Qwest. This group was responsible for seeking out new technologies and forming strategic partnerships with emerging tech start-ups. Finally, after many years serving in both engineering and executive roles, Vab Goel entered the investment world, joining Norwest Venture Partners (NVP), in 2000. NVP specializes in early to late stage investments in promising technology and internet start-ups.
As a member of the group, Goel evaluates and invests in next-generation systems and internet-related technologies.
His first investment at NVP was Virtela Communications, a company he founded and of which he is still a board member. Currently, Virtela is the worlds largest independent management network, security, and cloud services company. Goel went on to invest in KMV Technologies (LifeSize Communications), Inc., which was eventually sold to Logitech for $405 million.
Vab Goel currently heads up a number of other investments at NVP, working closely with Pontis, Apigee Corp., Veveo, and others. He is also a former investor in C2C Pte. Ltd., Qumranet (acquired by Red Hat), Unisfair (acquired by InterCall), and Winphoria Networks (acquired by Motorola). Javascript Required You need to enable Javascript in your browser to edit pages.
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From: (Vab Goel) http://vabgoel.wikispaces.com/