# Yogen Dalal

> Yogen Dalal is an India-born engineer, founder, and investor based in Palo Alto. He co-authored the first full TCP specification in 1974, worked on XNS and the 1980 Ethernet specification at Xerox, helped build Metaphor and Claris, and spent about 25 years in venture capital at Mayfield. He co-founded Glooko in 2010 and is currently listed as founder and board observer. He and his wife Peggy also support museums, theatre, and independent documentaries.

- **Role:** Founder and Board Observer at Glooko
- **Organizations:** Glooko, Mayfield Fund, Xerox, Metaphor Computer Systems, Claris Corporation, Asian Art Museum, Impact Partners, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, KQED, TheatreWorks, Benetech
- **Education:** BTech, Electrical Engineering, IIT Bombay, MS, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Stanford University, PhD, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Stanford University, Mayo College, Ajmer
- **Known for:** Co-author and editor of the first full TCP specification, RFC 675, December 1974., Contributor to XNS and the 1980 Ethernet specification., Founding member of Metaphor and Claris; co-founder of Glooko.

## Career timeline

- **1972** — Completed BTech at IIT Bombay and arrived at Stanford.
- **1973** — Became a research assistant to Vint Cerf; completed MS at Stanford.
- **1974** — Co-authored the first full TCP specification, RFC 675, with Vinton Cerf and Carl Sunshine.
- **1977** — Completed Stanford PhD and joined Xerox.
- **1980** — Helped develop the Ethernet specification with Xerox, DEC, and Intel.
- **1982** — Left Xerox to join Metaphor Computer Systems as a founding member.
- **1987** — Helped start Claris with Bill Campbell.
- **1991** — Moved into venture capital at Mayfield.
- **2010** — Co-founded and seed funded Glooko.
- **2015** — Retired from Mayfield after approximately 25 years.

## Achievements

- Co-author and editor of the first full TCP specification, RFC 675, December 1974.
- Contributor to XNS and the 1980 Ethernet specification.
- Founding member of Metaphor and Claris; co-founder of Glooko.
- Recognized as a distinguished alumnus of IIT Bombay.
- Selected for Forbes Midas Top 100 Technology Professionals, as recorded by IIT Bombay.
- Mentor to Navin Chaddha during his early venture capital career.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — The Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s 2026 brochure lists Yogen and Peggy Dalal as lead sponsors of Yellow Face, scheduled August 5-October 23.
- **2026-04** — Yogen and Peggy Dalal supported the Asian Art Museum presentation of Chiharu Shiota: Two Home Countries, April 3-July 27, 2026.
- **2023-05** — Participated in the Computer History Museum’s Ethernet@50 event with Bob Metcalfe and Rich Karlgaard on May 22.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yogendalal

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