Vab Goel

Who is Vab Goel?

At NVP, Vab focuses his efforts on systems, services and Internet investments.

He serves on the boards of LifeSize Communications, Qumranet, Virtela

Communications and Yatra Online, and has worked closely with Extreme

Networks. Other investments include C2C Pte. Ltd., Sonoa Systems, Veveo

and Winphoria Networks (acquired by Motorola).

Before joining NVP, Vab served Qwest as vice president of emerging

technologies, a group he founded. In that position, he was responsible

for identifying new networking technologies. He also fostered strategic

relationships with start-up companies such as Qtera, Corvis, Sonus

Networks, Redback Networks, Siara Systems, Juniper Networks, and

Extreme Networks. Earlier, as vice president of IP network engineering

and advanced technology, he created and implemented the "Qwest IP

Network and Data Center Strategy", designed to enable seamless services

with open standards and a strong customer focus.

Prior to joining Qwest, Vab worked at Sprint, where he was a principal

architect for the Sprint Internet backbone and contributed to the

company's IP and optical network strategy. He created the optical

Network Strategy which drove the worlds first IP over Sonet and the

first IP over DWDM network. He played a key role in the Global One IP

network, a venture partnership among France Telecom, Sprint, and

Deutsche Telecom.

Vab earned a bachelor of science in electrical engineering from George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia.