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Andy Bechtolsheim

First-party and official sources about Andy Bechtolsheim's engineering, founder, and public-company record.

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Public record

What the sources establish

Arista Networks' current management page identifies Andreas “Andy” Bechtolsheim as co-founder and Chief Architect and describes his work on advanced AI, silicon, and optics initiatives.

Stanford's historical profile documents his Sun workstation and Sun Microsystems history. The SEC's June 3, 2024 litigation release states that a federal court entered a final consent judgment in the agency's insider-trading action on May 30, 2024.

The SEC states that, without admitting or denying the complaint's allegations, Bechtolsheim consented to an injunction, a $923,740 civil penalty, and a five-year public-company officer-and-director bar. This site preserves that procedural context and offers no investment advice or access representation.

At a glance

Documented milestones

Current role

Arista co-founder and Chief Architect

Arista's management page provides the current first-party role description.

Technology history

Sun workstation and Sun Microsystems

Stanford's historical profile documents the early engineering and company history.

Official legal record

2024 SEC consent judgment

The SEC release and judgment provide the controlling procedural terms and no-admission context.

Source register

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