Technology >> CEO Interviews >> February 10, 2004

VIVEK RAGAVAN – ATRICA INC

VIVEK RAGAVAN is President and Chief Executive Officer of Atrica Inc. Mr. Ragavan brings over 20 years of executive management experience to Atrica, a pioneer in Optical Ethernet technology. Prior to joining Atrica, Mr. Ragavan was President and CEO of Redback Networks. Before that position, he was a founder and served as President and CEO of Siara Systems, which was acquired by Redback in March 2000. Prior to Siara, Mr. Ragavan was President of ADC Telecommunications' Residential Broadband Group, where he was responsible for ADC's broadband communication access and transport businesses. Earlier, Mr. Ragavan was Vice President of Engineering at General Instrument, where he led the company's development of a leading digital video transport system. He holds a BSEE from Northwestern University and an MSEE from Cornell University. Profile
TWST: Could we begin with a brief historical sketch and an overview of

Atrica and basically a picture of things as they are now, Vivek?

Mr. Ragavan: Sure. Atrica was founded in February of