Equinix Taps Uber Vet for CTO Slot

Justin Dustzadeh was formerly Uber's head of global network and software platform, and also worked at Visa, Huawei, Ericsson, AT&T and elsewhere.

September 23, 2019

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REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – Equinix, the global interconnection and data center company, today announced the appointment of Justin Dustzadeh as Chief Technology Officer (CTO). In this role, Dustzadeh is responsible for developing a technology roadmap to support the company's broader platform strategy, leading the next-generation technology and innovation function, and contributing to the company's ongoing leadership in the cloud ecosystem.

Highlights/Key Facts

  • Dustzadeh joins Equinix from Uber, where he was the Head of Global Network & Software Platform. In this role, he led a team responsible for the architecture design, engineering and 24/7 operations of Uber's global network infrastructure and software platforms enabling Uber's business worldwide.

  • Prior to Uber, Dustzadeh worked at Visa, where he spearheaded the transformation of Visa's global infrastructure (one of the world's most mission-critical environments) toward open, software-defined networking and cloud technologies-including SDN, NFV, network virtualization, containers and open/commodity hardware.

  • Before joining Visa, Dustzadeh was Chief Technology Officer and Vice President of Technology Strategy at Huawei, held various positions at Ericsson and AT&T, was a founder of a Silicon-Valley technology startup, and worked at two leading service providers in France.

  • Dustzadeh received a B.S. in Theoretical Physics from École Normale Supérieure (Ulm) in Paris, and an M.S. and a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Télécom Paris.

Equinix Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX)

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