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Drew D. Perkins

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Drew D. Perkins
Born1963 (age 60–61)
NationalityAmerican
EducationCarnegie Mellon University (1986)
Known forFounder of technology companies

Drew D. Perkins (born 1963) is a serial entrepreneur and is co-founder and CEO of Mojo Vision,[1] a company developing Mojo Lens, the first true smart contact lens.

Early life and education

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Perkins was born in 1963. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, and mathematics from Carnegie Mellon University in 1986.[2]

While at Carnegie Mellon, Perkins made several important contributions to the early internet:

  • Created the popular CMU PC/IP software package for MS-DOS PCs
  • Lead author of the Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) and contributor to the standard for IP over IEEE 802 networks (e.g. Ethernet) and BOOTP (predecessor of DHCP)
  • Began his first "company" and designed what may have been the world’s first Ethernet switch

Career

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Entrepreneurial experience

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Companies founded or materially developed by Perkins include:

Writings

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  • Perkins is one of the lead authors of the Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP), an early internet technology that provided access to the internet via the circuit-switched telephone system.

Awards and recognition

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  • Perkins (E 1985) received the Alumni Achievement (Merit) Award from the CMU Alumni Association in 2005.

Philanthropy

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  • Perkins has endowed the Drew D. Perkins Professorship in Advanced Networking and Communications at Carnegie-Mellon University.

Investments

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Perkins participated in a $5 million seed financing for RevUp Software in March 2016.[10]

Perkins participated in a $26 million Series B financing for Console Inc. in November 2015.[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Home". mojo.vision.
  2. ^ a b "The Drew Perkins Hot Seat". Carnegie Mellon University. May 25, 2004.
  3. ^ "Gainspeed to Be Acquired by Nokia" (Press release). Business Wire. June 9, 2016.
  4. ^ Baumgartner, Jeff (June 10, 2016). "Nokia Nabs Gainspeed". Multichannel News.
  5. ^ "Infinera Announces Drew Perkins to Step Down as CTO and Remain as Technical Advisor" (Press release). Infinera. December 21, 2011.
  6. ^ "Qwest Completes Acquisition Of OnFiber Communications, Inc" (Press release). CenturyLink. September 5, 2006.
  7. ^ "Domestic Section 214 Application Filed for Transfer of Control of Onfiber, Inc. to Qwest Communications Corporation" (PDF). Federal Communications Commission. June 19, 2006.
  8. ^ "Ciena to Acquire Lightera and Omnia". Los Angeles Times. Bloomberg News. March 16, 1999.
  9. ^ "GEC Agrees to Acquire FORE Systems, Inc. for $35 Per Share In Cash Transaction Valued in Excess of $4 Billion" (Press release). Business Wire. April 26, 1999.
  10. ^ "RevUp Announces Major Financing Update" (Press release). Business Wire. March 24, 2016.
  11. ^ "IIX Receives $26 Million in Series B Funding to Accelerate Global Growth" (Press release). GlobeNewswire. November 17, 2015.