Sreekanth Ravi (BSEE ’87) and Sudhakar Ravi (BSCE ’86)
Sreekanth Ravi (BSEE ’87) and brother Sudhakar
Ravi (BSCE ’86), cofounders of SonicWALL Inc. in Sunnyvale,
CA, received the Young Alumni Award. Sreekanth was honored for his entrepreneurial
leadership in co-founding the Internet security appliance company, and establishing
it at number one market share position worldwide. Sukhakar was recognized for
his technical leadership in that endeavor. SonicWALL designs, develops, and manufactures
comprehensive Internet security solutions that are used by companies of all sizes
to both protect their networks and provide secure remote access connectivity.
Sales in 2002 exceeded $100 million, and the company presently employs more than
350 people.
