Nan founded and is president of the MEF, a leading standards/certification organization in the networking industry with aggregated member market capitalization of $2 trillion. He also co-founded CENX, a pioneer and leader in service orchestration solution for software defined and virtualized networks.

Prior to founding CENX, Nan held executive roles at Atrica (acquired by Nokia) and Bay Networks/SynOptics (acquired by Nortel). Nan has been well-recognized with awards/accolades, including the Leader of the Year in telecom, and one of the 100 Most Influential People in the Industry.