Andy K. Ludwick
Chairman at Firetide, Inc.
Profile
Andy K.
Ludwick was the founder of SynOptics Communications, Inc. (founded in 1985) where he served as the President & Chief Executive Officer from 1985 to 1994.
He is currently the Chairman of Firetide, Inc., a Director at Pepperdata, Inc., and the President of Coral Network Corp.
Mr. Ludwick previously held the position of Chief Executive Officer at Bay Networks, Inc. from 1994 to 1996.
He also served as the Chairman of nCircle Network Security, Inc. and as the Independent Chairman of Rovi Corp.
from 2007 to 2015.
Additionally, he was an Independent Director at Zebra Technologies Corp.
from 2008 to 2020.
Mr. Ludwick has also held positions as a Director at Macrovision Corp., Foundry Networks LLC, and Syndera Corp.
He is an Industry Partner at Ariva Partners.
In terms of education, Mr. Ludwick holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and an undergraduate degree from Harvard College.
Andy K. Ludwick active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Firetide, Inc.
 Firetide, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Firetide, Inc. develops and supplies mesh networks and networking equipment. It offers wireless mesh infrastructure and access solution for video surveillance, internet access, public safety networks, and temporary networks wherever rapid deployment, mobility, and ease of installation are required. The firm's customers include the public safety, transportation and automation industries. The company was founded by Lawrence Rosenthal, Barbara Cardillo, Tareq Hoque, Isaac R. Nassi and Keith Klemba in 2002 and is headquartered in Campbell, CA. | Chairman | 2012-03-28 |
Pepperdata, Inc.
 Pepperdata, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Pepperdata, Inc. offers real-time cluster optimization services. It offers cluster analyzer, capacity optimizer, policy enforcer, and application profiler. The company was founded by Sean Suchter and Chad Carson in 2012 and is headquartered in Cupertino, CA.^ | Director/Board Member | - |
Coral Network Corp.
 Coral Network Corp. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Coral Network Corp. develops and markets interworking technologies. The company was founded by Gururaj Deshpande and is headquartered in Washington, DC. | President | - |
Former positions of Andy K. Ludwick
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
| ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION | Director/Board Member | 2020-05-17 |
Rovi Corp.
 Rovi Corp. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Rovi Corp. used to discovers and personalizes digital entertainment. It provides integrated solutions and advertising and analytics services that connect consumers with entertainment. The company's content discovery solutions include interactive program guides (IPGs), search & recommendations and cloud data services. Its metadata includes descriptive information, promotional images or other content that describe or relate to television shows, videos, movies, music, books, games or other entertainment content. It enables brands worldwide to increase reach and create a better entertainment experience across multiple screens through cloud-based discovery capabilities and emerging solutions for interactive advertising and audience analytics. The company was founded in 1983 and was headquartered in Santa Clara, CA. | Chairman | 2015-05-12 |
nCircle Network Security, Inc.
 nCircle Network Security, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services nCircle Network Security, Inc. sells software that helps large enterprises and government agencies manage information technology security and compliance auditing needs. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Chairman | 2013-10-30 |
Syndera Corp.
 Syndera Corp. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Syndera Corp. develops and provides operational business intelligence software. The company's software allows enterprises to manage operational performance and to monitor and analyze operational processes. Syndera was founded in 2002 by Prashant Gupta and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA. | Director/Board Member | 2009-11-29 |
Foundry Networks LLC
 Foundry Networks LLC Computer PeripheralsElectronic Technology Foundry Networks LLC manufactures switches, metro routers and Internet traffic management products for healthcare, financial services, universities, entertainment, government, technology enterprises, as well as metro and internet service providers. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered insane Jose, CA. | Director/Board Member | 2006-06-15 |
Training of Andy K. Ludwick
| Harvard Business School | Masters Business Admin |
| Harvard College | Undergraduate Degree |
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| Listed companies | 1 |
|---|---|
| ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION | Electronic Technology |
| Private companies | 11 |
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Bay Networks, Inc.
 Bay Networks, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Bay Networks, Inc. is a leader in the worldwide networking market, providing a complete line of products that serve corporate enterprises, higher education institutions, service providers and telecommunications carriers. The company offers frame and ATM switches, routers, shared media, remote and Internet Accesssolutions, IP services and network management applications, all integrated by BayNetworks' Adaptive Networking strategy | Technology Services |
SynOptics Communications, Inc.
 SynOptics Communications, Inc. Computer PeripheralsElectronic Technology SynOptisc Communications, Inc. used to design, manufacture, market and supports diverse, high performance local area network systems in the United States. The company's products include was connectivity, internetworking and network management options for Ethernet, Token Ring and FDDI. The company was headquartered in Santa Clara, CA | Electronic Technology |
Macrovision Corp.
 Macrovision Corp. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Macrovision Corp., provides software and entertainment technology services. It provides services to content owners, software and hardware vendors. It was founded in the year 1983. The company headquaters is located at California. | Technology Services |
Foundry Networks LLC
Foundry Networks LLC Computer PeripheralsElectronic Technology Foundry Networks LLC manufactures switches, metro routers and Internet traffic management products for healthcare, financial services, universities, entertainment, government, technology enterprises, as well as metro and internet service providers. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered insane Jose, CA. | Electronic Technology |
nCircle Network Security, Inc.
nCircle Network Security, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services nCircle Network Security, Inc. sells software that helps large enterprises and government agencies manage information technology security and compliance auditing needs. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Technology Services |
Firetide, Inc.
Firetide, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Firetide, Inc. develops and supplies mesh networks and networking equipment. It offers wireless mesh infrastructure and access solution for video surveillance, internet access, public safety networks, and temporary networks wherever rapid deployment, mobility, and ease of installation are required. The firm's customers include the public safety, transportation and automation industries. The company was founded by Lawrence Rosenthal, Barbara Cardillo, Tareq Hoque, Isaac R. Nassi and Keith Klemba in 2002 and is headquartered in Campbell, CA. | Technology Services |
Syndera Corp.
Syndera Corp. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Syndera Corp. develops and provides operational business intelligence software. The company's software allows enterprises to manage operational performance and to monitor and analyze operational processes. Syndera was founded in 2002 by Prashant Gupta and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA. | Technology Services |
Rovi Corp.
Rovi Corp. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Rovi Corp. used to discovers and personalizes digital entertainment. It provides integrated solutions and advertising and analytics services that connect consumers with entertainment. The company's content discovery solutions include interactive program guides (IPGs), search & recommendations and cloud data services. Its metadata includes descriptive information, promotional images or other content that describe or relate to television shows, videos, movies, music, books, games or other entertainment content. It enables brands worldwide to increase reach and create a better entertainment experience across multiple screens through cloud-based discovery capabilities and emerging solutions for interactive advertising and audience analytics. The company was founded in 1983 and was headquartered in Santa Clara, CA. | Commercial Services |
Coral Network Corp.
Coral Network Corp. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Coral Network Corp. develops and markets interworking technologies. The company was founded by Gururaj Deshpande and is headquartered in Washington, DC. | Technology Services |
Ariva Partners
 Ariva Partners Investment ManagersFinance Ariva Partners is an Independent Venture Capital firm founded in 2007 by Robert Simon and Ajit S. Shah. The firm is headquartered in Portola Valley. | Finance |
Pepperdata, Inc.
Pepperdata, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Pepperdata, Inc. offers real-time cluster optimization services. It offers cluster analyzer, capacity optimizer, policy enforcer, and application profiler. The company was founded by Sean Suchter and Chad Carson in 2012 and is headquartered in Cupertino, CA.^ | Technology Services |
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