Nikhil Handigol is a co-founder of Forward Networks. He was recognized as the Most Influential Young Leader 2022 by AsiaOne's Greatest Brands & Leaders and became the first recipient of the Young Alumni Achiever Award (2022) from IIT Madras. Nikhil was named to the Silicon Valley Business Journal's prestigious 2025 40-Under-40 list for his outstanding contributions to the business community. As one of the original architects of Forward Networks' network digital twin technology, he has led key innovation initiatives in networking, security, and AI, including spearheading the integration of agentic AI into the company's platform.