According to Forbes, 90% of startups fail. According to the Harvard Business Review, the number is closer to 70%, but whichever number you choose to believe, the odds are still staggeringly stacked against young new ventures...
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Our Growth
Transforming networks to be agile, predictable, and secure
Every successful start-up begins with a vision and a team of people who believe in it. Hear directly from all four founders, David Erickson, Nikhil Handigol, Brandon Heller, and Peyman Kazemian how the company has evolved and grown since the very first days and what the future holds for Forward.
Forward founders, executives, and board of directors
Executive Management
David Erickson
CEO and Co-founder
Nikhil Handigol
Chief AI Officer and Co-founder
Brandon Heller
CTO and Co-founder
Peyman Kazemian
Chief Architect and Co-founder
Yasser Ganjisaffar
SVP Engineering
Sanjay Mehta
CMO
Bobby Condon
CRO
Tyler Olsen
VP Finance
Steve Pace
SVP People and Talent
Chiara Regale
SVP Product Management
Board of Directors
David Erickson
CEO and Co-founder
Brandon Heller
CTO and Co-founder
Victor Hwang
Director
L. William Krause
Director
Andreas Stavropoulos
Director
Wesley Garrett
Director
testimonials
Don’t take our word, see what our customers say
Forward Customer
Global 50 Telecommunications Company
"This is incredibly powerful for us, we can see every possible path. I spend 80% of my time in this platform and can solve problems multiple times faster."
Forward Customer
Fortune 50 Financial Institution
"Our network is so complex no one person could understand it until we installed Forward. Now everyone does."
Forward Customer
Fortune 50 Media Company
"I've been doing this a long time, and Forward is one of the very few transformational products I’ve seen over the many years."
Forward Customer
Multiple U.S. Government Agencies
"Using NQE, we were able to pinpoint the exact devices that were affected by a hardware vendor field notice. It took us about three minutes."
Forward Customer
Fortune 50 Energy Company
"I don't know if Forward is making me smart or lazy, but it's the first place I go when I need information. I wish I had this 20 years ago!"
Forward Customer
Fortune 100 Pharmaceuticals Company
“Honestly, I can't even count how much time my team has saved by using Forward. We can literally find info in 5 minutes that used to take weeks. It's amazing.”
Forward Customer
Global 500 Service Provider
"The application is fast and snappy which makes it an enjoyable experience. The search is easy to use and is great for understanding how the network is routing/denying traffic."
Forward Customer
Fortune 500 Communications Company
“Great product not just for networking, but for cyber as well. Forward has provided great customer service and quick functionality changes to meet our needs."
Customers
Customer Success Stories
From Fortune 50 institutions to top level federal agencies, users agree that Forward Enterprise is unlike any other network modeling software
Goldman Sachs uses Forward Enterprise to model entire 15,000+ device network
