Hossein Eslambolchi
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Hossein Eslambolchi was born in 1957 in Iran. He finished his high school, and received his diploma in Iran, and then went to the United States. Dr. Eslambolchi graduated with highest honors and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, a Masters of Science degree in Electrical Engineering and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, all from the University of California - San Diego.
Dr. Eslambolchi is an innovator and engineer, best known for his prominent role in AT&T. He joined AT&T's Bell Laboratories in 1985, and rose to become both Chief Technology Officer and Chief Information Officer of the company in 2005. He became an Officer of the company in 2003, as well as a member of AT&T's governing Executive Committee and became AT&T Chief Technology Officer, AT&T Chief Information Officer, President and CEO of AT&T Labs and President and CEO of AT&T Global Network Operations. He left AT&T soon after its takeover by SBC in 2006.
Dr. Hossein Eslambolchi is well known in the industry as one of the most prominent scientists of 21st century. Hailed as a telecommunications visionary, he has over 1,000 patents in various stages under his name. He is recognized in the scientific community as one of the foremost thought leaders and technological scientists of the high-tech age and 21st century. He is often compared by industry experts to leaders such as Jack Welch of GE for his leadership in business transformation in the communications industry worldwide and to Thomas Edison for his significant scientific contribution in the field of IP.
In his recently published book "2020 Vision", Dr. Eslambolchi has set the foundation for the communications industry over the next two decades and he now predicts “broadband wireless will eat IP” and micro applications will dominate the industry. These days, Dr. Eslambolchi serves as chairman and CEO of 2020 Venture Partners, which provides technology and operations consulting to private equity and venture capital firms in the area of telecommunications IP software and infrastructure.
