David Cheriton

Quick Facts

Full Name	David Cheriton
Date Of Birth	Mar 29, 1951(1951-03-29)
Age	73
Birthplace	Vancouver
Country	Canada
Birth City	British Columbia
Horoscope	Aries

David Cheriton Biography

David Cheriton is one of the most popular and richest Computer Scientist who was born on March 29, 1951 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

He briefly attended the University of Alberta where he had applied for both mathematics and music. He was rejected by the music program, and then went on to study mathematics and received his Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree from the University of British Columbia in 1973.

Cheriton received his Master of Science (M.S.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees in computer science from the University of Waterloo in 1974 and 1978, respectively. He spent three years as an assistant professor at his Alma mater, the University of British Columbia, before moving to Stanford.

David Ross Cheriton (born March 29, 1951) is a Canadian computer scientist, mathematician, billionaire businessman, philanthropist, and venture capitalist. He is a computer science professor at Stanford University, where he founded and leads the Distributed Systems Group.

As of December 11, 2023, David has a net worth approximately 6.8 billion USD (2020).

David Cheriton Net Worth

Net Worth: David Cheriton’s net worth, as of April 2021, stands at 8.8 billion USD, mainly accumulated through his smart investments and entrepreneurship in the tech industry. His substantial stake in Google, where he was one of the first angel investors, has made a significant contribution to his fortune. He also invested early in VMware, a virtual software company, and played a crucial role in co-founding software start-ups like Arista Networks and Granite Systems. His wealth greatly surpasses the average net worth commonly found in the computer science industry, making him one of the wealthiest scientists in this field.

Career and Financial Growth: Cheriton has built his fortune by pioneering industries and investing wisely. His career began as a professor of Computer Science at Stanford University. He entered the world of business, with successful ventures like Granite Systems, a gigabit Ethernet product developer acquired by Cisco Systems in 1996. His foresight about the potential of internet search engines led him to invest US$200,000 in Google in 1998. That investment alone is now worth over US$1 billion. Cheriton has a knack for identifying and backing innovative ideas early on, thus maximizing returns.

Source of net worth: Cheriton’s primary source of net worth comes from his investments and businesses in the tech industry. His role as a professor at Stanford University, while central to his career, is not the main source of his wealth. He made his fortune from his Google stake, successful business ventures like granite systems, and his other early-stage investment in flourishing start-ups like VMware and Arista Networks. His skill as a computer scientist enabled him to sense the tremendous potential in these companies.

Personal Projects and Ventures: Apart from investing in tech companies, Cheriton has also co-founded several tech start-ups like Arista Networks and Granite Systems. Recently, Cheriton co-founded and invested in Apstra, Inc. in 2014 and BrainofT, Inc. (Caspar) in 2015. Meanwhile, he is also actively working with Stanford students on transactional memory, a venture aimed at making memory systems more resilient to failures.

Philanthropy: Cheriton’s generosity is well-known within the academia. He made a $25 million donation, the largest ever received at that time, to the University of Waterloo to support graduate studies and research in the School of Computer Science, now renamed the David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science. He also funded several millions of dollars to Stanford to enhance research activities. Moreover, he has donated significant amounts to the University of British Columbia.

Recent Developments: Cheriton’s most recent ventures include co-founding and investing in Apstra, Inc. and BrainofT, Inc. (Caspar). His role as the Chief Data Center Scientist at Juniper Networks also signals his continual involvement with the tech industry. Given his history and reputation for early investing in successful projects, it’s likely any economic trends affecting the tech industry would have significant implications on Cheriton’s future net worth. However, his proven ability to foresee opportunities suggests that he may continue to prosper despite economic uncertainties.

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Cheriton founded and led the Distributed Systems Group at Stanford University, which developed the operating system V. He has published profusely in the areas of Distributed Systems and Networking and won the prestigious SIGCOMM award in 2003, in recognition for his lifetime contribution to the field of communication networks. Cheriton was the mentor and advisor of students such as: Sergey Brin and Larry Page (founders of Google), Kenneth Duda (founder of Arista Networks), Hugh Holbrook (VP Software Engineering at Arista Networks), Sandeep Singhal (was GM at Microsoft, now at Google), and Kieran Harty (CTO and founder of Tintri).

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David Ranked on the list of most popular Computer Scientist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Canada. David Cheriton celebrates birthday on March 29 of every year.

Cheriton was also an early angel investor in compute virtualization leader VMware, which was later acquired for $625M by EMC in 2004. VMware had a successful public offering in 2007.