Len Shustek

Len Shustek’s educational background is in computer science (M.S., Ph.D., Stanford University) by way of physics (B.S., M.S., Polytechnic University in Brooklyn N.Y.). After graduation he joined the faculty at Carnegie Mellon University as an assistant professor of computer science.

In 1979 he co-founded Nestar Systems Inc., an early producer of networked client-server computer systems. In 1986 he co-founded Network General Corporation, a manufacturer of network analysis tools, notably "The Sniffer™." The company became Network Associates Inc. after merging with McAfee Associates and PGP. Shustek is now semi-retired and serves on the boards of several high-tech startups and three non-profit organizations.

He teaches occasionally as a consulting professor at Stanford University, and is a partner at VenCraft, a small "angel financing" venture capital fund. He is also a trustee of Polytechnic University, and chairman of the board of trustees of Computer History Museum.

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