- Successful track record leading several companies from the initial start-up through revenue ramp-up and IPO phases
- Consecutive co-founder of three successful companies, based on proven technical and market vision
- Over 27 years of experience in high tech networking
- Raised over $125 million in private financingStrategic partnerships with global equipment vendors
- Accelerated Networks, IPO 2000, $3.3B market cap
- ACT Networks, IPO 1996, $500M market cap
- Nevis Networks, founded 2002
In his last executive role, Suresh was President and CEO of ClearMesh Network, an innovative wireless equipment vendor where he successfully completed product development and launched the product line into the video surveillance applications with municipalities and business customer market. Prior to ClearMesh, Suresh co-founded and served as CEO of Nevis Networks, a network infrastructure firm focused on the enterprise security market. As co-founder and CEO of Accelerated Networks, Suresh created a new market segment – multi-service broadband access and took the Company public in year 2000 with a market cap of $3.3B. Prior to Accelerated, Suresh was co-founder of ACT Networks, where he led the company’s engineering, operations, product management and business development efforts from inception through IPO. Suresh holds a B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from IIT Bombay and MSEE and MBA degrees from the Florida Institute of Technology. Suresh has been involved in a number of technology organizations such as the Los Angeles Regional Technology Association and the MIT Forum. He is also Charter member of Tie in Southern California chapter. In 1999, Suresh received the Entrepreneur of the Year award from Silicon India.
