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Khalid Raza

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President & Chief Strategy Officer at Graphiant
📍 Milpitas, California, United States

Khalid Raza is a visionary technology leader, often called the "Father of SD-WAN" for co-founding Viptela. Now Founder, President & Chief Strategy Officer at Graphiant, he focuses on next-gen networking solutions. A former Cisco Distinguished Engineer and holder of the rare Cisco Certified Architect certification, he earned his BS from NED University of Engineering and Technology.

He is described by colleagues as having a sincere interest in client success, an ability to instantly assimilate and apply complex concepts, and an excellent grasp of applying networking technologies in large business environments. People trust his designs and architecture.

Unique fact: Khalid is a prolific inventor in network technology, holding numerous patents in routing and security protocols like BGP and OSPF.

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Experience
33 Years
Current Role
President & Chief Strategy Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Milpitas, California, United States
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Priorities

Topics Khalid cares about

Future of WAN
Co-founded SD-WAN pioneer Viptela and now leads Graphiant to evolve networking beyond the limitations of current SD-WAN and MPLS technologies.
AI's Network Impact
His recent posts emphasize that networks must be re-architected to support the massive, distributed data demands of emerging AI applications and agents.
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Career

Work history

10-2025
President & Chief Strategy Officer
Graphiant
8-2020 - 10-2025
Chief Executive Officer
Graphiant
8-2017 - 8-2020
Distinguished Engineer
Cisco
4-2012 - 8-2020
Co-Founder/Chief Technology Officer
Viptela
1-2011 - 4-2012
Distinguished Technologist
Hewlett-Packard
In the press

Media appearances

Graphiant Appoints Ali Shaikh as CEO to Lead Next Phase of AI-Driven Growth. Featured in Silicon Valley Business Journal
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Education
1989 - 1991
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Wichita State University
1983 - 1988
BS
NED University of Engineering and Technology
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