Behrooz Rezvani, Ph.D.

Founder and Chairman

photograph of Behrooz Rezvani

Dr. Behrooz Rezvani is Quantenna's founder and chairman of the Board of Directors. He is recognized as a visionary in the field of communications systems, information technology and telecommunications networks. Prior to founding Quantenna, he founded Ikanos Communications, Inc. in 1999 and served as chief technology officer through its successful IPO in 2005 [NASDAQ:IKAN]. His pioneering work at Ikanos resulted in the first 100 Mbps over-copper technology, which was adopted as the worldwide standard by ITU-T, IEEE and ANSI for VDSL. Previously, he established the AFC-Fremont Advanced Design Center, where he managed the development of the award winning xDSL line cards and IFW-NGDLC technology. Dr. Rezvani also held management and engineering positions at Ericsson, Raynet, MicroUnity, Siemens, Rockwell and GE.

Dr. Rezvani is past-president of the DMT Alliance, an industry forum, with more than 50 members, including Alcatel, Intel and TI. He also served as editor of xDSL coexistence, the Spectral Compatibility and Management standards of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI-T1.417), and Ethernet over copper IEEE 802.3ah. Dr. Rezvani received B.S. and M.S. degrees in electronic engineering from NDSU/UND and a Ph.D. from Marquette University. He holds more than 20 patents, with 10 pending, and is a frequent speaker at industry forums.