Kenneth Duda is one of Arista's founders and has served the company in various roles since 2004, becoming Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President of Software Engineering in September 2011 and President in September 2025. He joined the board of directors in December 2023, and his expanded role oversees cloud and AI systems engineering and business development. He holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in computer science and electrical engineering from MIT and a Ph.D. in computer science from Stanford University.