Patrick Nettles

Founder at CIENA CORPORATION

Net worth: 8 M $ as of 2024-04-29

79 year

100 connections

Technology Services

Consumer Services

Finance

Network origin in Patrick Nettles first degree

Entity	Entity type	Industry
California Institute of Technology California Institute of Technology Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services California Institute of Technology provides education focusing on science, engineering, academia, business, and public service. The company was founded in 1891 and it is headquartered in Pasadena, CA. 128	College/University	Other Consumer Services	128
CIENA CORPORATION 91	Public Company	Telecommunications Equipment	91
PROGRESSIVE CORPORATION 43	Public Company	Multi-Line Insurance	43
AXCELIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 39	Public Company	Industrial Machinery	39
Optilink Corp. 1	Subsidiary		1

Chart of Companies connected to the second degree

Multi-company connection

Companies connected to Patrick Nettles via their personal network

Company	Sector	Related people	Main position
3com Corp. (Massachusetts) 3com Corp. (Massachusetts) Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services 3com Megahertz Corp. provides voice and data networking products and services. The company was founded by Robert M. Metcalfe, Howard S. Charney and John P. Marshall in 1979 and is headquartered in Marlborough, MA.	Information Technology Services	Bruce Claflin Jay Zager	Chief Executive Officer Director of Finance/CFO
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.	Industrial Machinery	Thomas St. Dennis Russell Low	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
Eaton Corp. Eaton Corp. Auto Parts: OEMProducer Manufacturing Eaton Corp. engages in the provision of energy-efficient solutions. The company was founded by Viggo V. Torbensen and Joseph O. Eaton on August 28, 1916 and is headquartered in Cleveland, OH.	Auto Parts: OEM	Stephen Hardis William Bintz Mary Puma	Chief Executive Officer Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
IBM	Packaged Software	Bruce Claflin Andrew Liveris Gilad Elbaz	Corporate Officer/Principal Director/Board Member Corporate Officer/Principal
Novellus Systems, Inc. Novellus Systems, Inc. Industrial MachineryProducer Manufacturing Novellus Systems, Inc. manufactures and services advanced automated wafer fabrication systems. The company was founded by Brad Mattson on April 11, 1984 and is headquartered in Fremont, CA.	Industrial Machinery	Thomas St. Dennis Richard Faubert	Sales & Marketing Corporate Officer/Principal
Carnegie Mellon University Carnegie Mellon University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Carnegie Mellon University is an American school that operates as a college or university. It is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.	College/University	Demetri Psaltis David A. Tirrell Sheela Kosaraju	Graduate Degree Corporate Officer/Principal Undergraduate Degree
CITIGROUP INC.	Major Banks	Deborah McWhinney Andrew Liveris	Corporate Officer/Principal Director/Board Member
CYAN INC	Information Technology Services	Andrew Petrik Gary Smith David Rothenstein Joe Cumello	Comptroller/Controller/Auditor Chief Executive Officer Director/Board Member Sales & Marketing
King Abdullah University of Science & Technology King Abdullah University of Science & Technology Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services King Abdullah University of Science & Technology offers bachelors and masters level courses. It offers courses focusing on chemical and life sciences and engineering, mathematical and computer sciences and engineering, and physical sciences and engineering. The company was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Thuwal, Saudi Arabia.	College/University	Jean-Lou Chameau Andrew Liveris	President Director/Board Member
Provivi, Inc. Provivi, Inc. Chemicals: AgriculturalProcess Industries Provivi, Inc. develops biopesticides for agriculture, commercial, household, and public health pest management. The company was founded by Pedro S. L. Coelho, Peter Meinhold and Frances Arnold in 2013 and is headquartered in Santa Monica, CA.	Chemicals: Agricultural	James T. Demetriades Frances Arnold	Director/Board Member Founder
The Trustees of Columbia University in The City of New York	College/University	Jacqueline Barton Marc Irwin Stern Tzu Yin Chiu	Doctorate Degree Graduate Degree Masters Business Admin
Harvard University Harvard University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.	College/University	Arthur L. Goldstein Stephen Alan Ross York Liao	Masters Business Admin Doctorate Degree Graduate Degree
Stanford University	College/University	Narendra Ramkishor Gupta Taylor W. Lawrence Hassan Ahmed Jean-Lou Chameau Scott H. Richland John Dabiri	Doctorate Degree Graduate Degree Doctorate Degree Doctorate Degree Masters Business Admin Corporate Officer/Principal
California Institute of Technology Endowment	Investment Trusts/Mutual Funds	Darren Artura Kirk Kawasawa Christine Cates	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
University of Southern California University of Southern California Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services University of Southern California is a private research university that mainly offers undergraduate, graduate & other higher education. The university was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.	College/University	Alexander C. Livanos Janis Naeve	Director/Board Member Doctorate Degree
McGill University	College/University	David Li Lee Dino DiPerna	Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree
University of California, Los Angeles	College/University	Thomas St. Dennis Nelson C. Rising B. Kipling Hagopian Scott H. Richland Devinder Kumar Shirley M. Malcom	Graduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Masters Business Admin Undergraduate Degree Masters Business Admin Graduate Degree
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	College/University	David Walker Thompson Jay Zager David A. Tirrell Russell Low	Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Masters Business Admin
Georgia Institute of Technology	College/University	Jean-Lou Chameau Thomas Mock	Corporate Officer/Principal Undergraduate Degree
Indiana University	College/University	Stuart Burgdoerfer Jason Phipps	Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree
The J. Paul Getty Trust The J. Paul Getty Trust Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services The J. Paul Getty Trust operates museum for arts. The company also provides access to information on the visual arts and related disciplines. It develops tools and guidelines for creating, managing, preserving, and delivering information in electronic form. The company was founded by J. Paul Getty in 1953 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.	Other Consumer Services	Jay Wintrob David Li Lee	Director/Board Member Chairman
Cornell University Cornell University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY.	College/University	Stephen Hardis Scott Whitcup Steven Low	Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree
Tufts University	College/University	Mary Puma Andrew Liveris David Rothenstein Sheela Kosaraju	Undergraduate Degree Director/Board Member Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree
The Ohio State University The Ohio State University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Global Factory, Inc. provides collaborative manufacturing execution systems. The firm's software gather, organize & analyze demand, production & quality data from various sources and monitor key indicators & execute business processes to control, manage & optimize distributed manufacturing operations. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.	College/University	Jeffrey Kelly Barbara Snyder	Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree
Princeton University	College/University	Stephen Hardis Frances Arnold John Dabiri	Graduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	College/University	Arthur L. Goldstein Tzu Yin Chiu	Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree
University of California, Berkeley	College/University	Jay Wintrob Tzu Yin Chiu Steven Low Frances Arnold	Undergraduate Degree Doctorate Degree Doctorate Degree Doctorate Degree
University of Maryland	College/University	Andrew Petrik Joe Cumello	Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree
University of Michigan	College/University	Jonathan Bauer Timothy Sloan Devin Johnson	Undergraduate Degree Masters Business Admin Undergraduate Degree
The University of Queensland	College/University	Andrew Liveris David A. Tirrell	Undergraduate Degree Corporate Officer/Principal
Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems Electronic Production EquipmentElectronic Technology Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems designs and manufactures electronic and maritime systems. It provides precision weapons, defense electronics, navigation, communications, space and marine systems. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Linthicum, MD.	Electronic Production Equipment	Alexander C. Livanos Taylor W. Lawrence	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
TERADATA CORPORATION	Packaged Software	Philip M. Neches Joanne Olsen	Founder Director/Board Member
The Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers, Inc. The Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers, Inc. is a non-profit organization that owns and operates technical professional association. It provides membership and services, societies and communities support, publication services, and conferences and events. The company was founded in 1884 and is headquartered in New York, NY.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	Milton Chang Alexander C. Livanos Robert B. Hammond Tzu Yin Chiu	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
American Academy of Arts & Sciences American Academy of Arts & Sciences Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The American Academy of Arts & Sciences is an organization that honors excellence and brings together leaders. The non-profit company is based in Cambridge, MA.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	Arthur L. Goldstein Jacqueline Barton Stephen Alan Ross David A. Tirrell Frances Arnold	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
National Academy of Engineering National Academy of Engineering Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Part of The National Academies of Science, the National Academy of Engineering operates as a professional membership organization. The private company is based in Washington.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	Arthur L. Goldstein David Walker Thompson Jean-Lou Chameau Frances Arnold	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
The Optical Society of America The Optical Society of America Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Optical Society of America provides publications, meetings, and membership programs in optics and photonics. The private company is based in Washington. The CEO of the American company is Elizabeth Rogan.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	Milton Chang Demetri Psaltis Kerry Vahala	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
Massachusetts High Technology Council, Inc. Massachusetts High Technology Council, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Massachusetts High Technology Council is an organization that advocates for public policies and programs that create and maintain a competitive business climate. The non-profit company is based in Waltham, MA. The company has been nurturing tech companies for over 70 years, despite its reputation as a high-tax expensive place to do business. The Massachusetts High Technology Council provides resources and hosts events for its members, and offers membership to organizations that want to join other thought leaders in the Commonwealth. Massachusetts High Technology Council Member Testimonials are available on their website. The company was founded by Raymond S. Stata.	Internet Software/Services	Arthur L. Goldstein Russell Low	Chairman Corporate Officer/Principal
Jet Propulsion Laboratory Jet Propulsion Laboratory Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Jet Propulsion Laboratory operates a national research facility. It is a federally funded research and development center. The firm specializes in robotic space and Earth science missions. The company was founded by Frank Malina, Ed Forman, and Jack Parsons on October 31, 1936 and is headquartered in Pasadena, CA.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	Philip M. Neches Deborah McWhinney Louise Kirkbride David Li Lee Lounette M. Dyer Frederick J. Hameetman	Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member
The TCW Group, Inc. The TCW Group, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance The TCW Group, Inc. provides investment management services. The firm's clients include corporate and public pension plans, financial institutions, endowments and foundations in the United States, as well as a number of foreign investors and individuals. It works in partnership with financial advisors to help build the businesses and meet the needs of clients. The company was founded by Robert Addison Day in 1971 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.	Investment Managers	Nelson C. Rising Marc Irwin Stern David Li Lee	Director/Board Member Chairman Director/Board Member
Internet2 Internet2 Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications Internet2 is a non-profit, member-driven advanced technology community founded by the nation's leading higher education institutions in 1996. The private company is based in Ann Arbor, MI and has subsidiaries in the United States. Internet2 serves 333 universities, 58 government agencies, 46 regional and state education networks, and through them supports more than 80,000 community anchor institutions, over 1,000 incommon participants, 57 leading corporations working with their community, and 70 national research and education network operators that represent more than 100 countries. Internet2 delivers a diverse portfolio of technology solutions that leverages, integrates, and amplifies the strengths of its members and helps support their educational, research, and community service missions. Internet2's core infrastructure components include the nation's largest and fastest research and education network that was built to deliver advanced, customized services that are accessed and secured by the community-developed trust and identity framework.	Specialty Telecommunications	Jean-Lou Chameau Barbara Snyder	Director/Board Member Director/Board Member
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania	College/University	Roger Farah Stephen Alan Ross	Undergraduate Degree Corporate Officer/Principal
George Washington University Law School	College/University	David Rothenstein Sheela Kosaraju	Graduate Degree Graduate Degree
MIT Sloan School of Management	College/University	Mary Puma Stephen Alan Ross	Graduate Degree Corporate Officer/Principal
Progressive Insurance Corp., Inc. Progressive Insurance Corp., Inc. Property/Casualty InsuranceFinance Part of Progressive Corp., Progressive Insurance Corp., Inc. is a provider of property and casualty insurance services. The private company is based in Portland, OR.	Property/Casualty Insurance	Stuart Burgdoerfer Barbara Snyder	Director/Board Member Director/Board Member
5G Edge Acquisition Corp. 5G Edge Acquisition Corp. Financial ConglomeratesFinance 5G Edge Acquisition Corp. operates as blank check company which was formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses. The company was founded on January 5, 2021 and is headquartered in New York, NY.	Financial Conglomerates	Hassan Ahmed David Li Lee	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
Museum Associates Museum Associates Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Museum Associates operates museums and organizes art exhibits. The company shares its collection through exhibitions, public programs, and research facilities. The company was founded in 1910 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.	Other Consumer Services	Brigitte M. Bren Wei Tang Peter F. Norton	Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member
The Museum of Contemporary Art, United States The Museum of Contemporary Art, United States Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles operates a gallery for contemporary art. It services include collection, presentation, and interpretation of art and to preserving for future generations. The company was founded in 1979 and headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.	Other Consumer Services	Marc Irwin Stern Wei Tang	Director/Board Member Director/Board Member

Statistics

International

United States	48
Saudi Arabia	2
Canada	2
Australia	2

Sectoral

Consumer Services	27
Commercial Services	7
Technology Services	6
Finance	6
Producer Manufacturing	4

Operational

Director/Board Member	499
Corporate Officer/Principal	230
Independent Dir/Board Member	121
Chairman	102
Undergraduate Degree	78

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Andrew Liveris	52
Jay Wintrob	32
Deborah McWhinney	31
Walter Kortschak	29
Narendra Ramkishor Gupta	28
Hassan Ahmed	26
Lawton Fitt	25
John Kurtzweil	21
Frances Arnold	20
Pamela Craig	20
Jean-Lou Chameau	20
Milton Chang	20
Barbara Snyder	19
Thomas Nevens	19
Roger Farah	19

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