Andreas von Bechtolsheim & family
$21.4B
Born
Sep 30, 1955
Age
69
Source of Wealth
Google
Residence
Palo Alto, California
Citizenship
Germany
Marital Status
Single
Children
0
Education
Master of Science, Carnegie Mellon University
- Andreas "Andy" von Bechtolsheim is cofounder and chief architect of network switching company Arista Networks.
- Born in Germany, Bechtolsheim studied computer engineering at Carnegie Mellon University and dropped out of a Stanford Ph.D. program in 1982 to cofound Sun Microsystems with Bill Joy, Scott McNealy and Vinod Khosla.
- Much of his fortune stems from an early $100,000 investment in Google.
- He cofounded Arista in 2004 and owns a nearly 17% stake in the business, which he has earmarked for his heirs.
- Following SEC insider trading charges, Bechtolsheim agreed in 2024, without admitting guilt, to a five-year ban on serving as an director or officer of Arista or any public company.
- Besides Arista, Bechtolsheim cofounded two other IT networking companies with David Cheriton (one sold to Sun Microsystems, another to Cisco).
- Bechtolsheim invented one of the first network workstations while studying for a Ph.D.
| Exchange | Ticker | Company Name | Number Of Shares | Share Price | Currency Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYSE | ANET-US | Arista Networks | 183,700,000 | 101.13 | USD |
| NASDAQ | GOOG-US | Google Inc. (Cl C) | 7,200,000 | 179.76 | USD |