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10 AT&T IT leaders
These ten current and former AT&T IT leaders include a former AT&T Chief Information Officer, a vice president of infrastructure, an assistant vice president of information technology and directors of technology, IT, public cloud and infrastructure platforms. A reader can learn how CIOs lead technology organizations in telecommunications businesses.
Professionals to explore
01—10Azeem Syed
LinkedInExperience: Director Technology · AT&T
Director Technology at AT&T since March 2019, a director-level engineering and technical role in Public Cloud & Infrastructure according to the profile, based in Alpharetta, Georgia. Former Principal Technical Architect at AT&T (2008–2012) and former Sr. IT Manager at AT&T (2004–2008).
Bill Hayes
LinkedInExperience: Director Technology - Chief Information Office · AT&T
Director Technology - Chief Information Office at AT&T since October 2021; the profile says the role leads an organization managing a $1B+ portfolio across corporate, network and wireless technology development areas. Former Director Technology - Flex Force (2018–2021) and former Director Technology - Common Platforms & Tech Transformation (2017–2018) at AT&T.
Brandon Shaw
LinkedInExperience: Director of Information Technology · AT&T
Director of Information Technology at AT&T since November 2020, and former Director of Information Technology at AT&T (2012–2020). The profile describes an enterprise technology leader with 20+ years leading platform engineering, operations tooling and large technical organizations.
Charlie James
LinkedInExperience: Assistant Vice President Information Technology · AT&T
Former Assistant Vice President Information Technology at AT&T (2016–2026), listed in the profile in the Engineering and Technical department. The profile headline describes the person as a retired Assistant Vice President Information Technology at AT&T, and the profile also lists an IT Director role at AT&T that ended in February 2026.
Jon Summers
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer · AT&T
Former Chief Information Officer at AT&T (2018–2026), a C-level engineering and technical role according to the profile. Former Chief Information Officer, Business Solutions (2016–2018), former Senior Vice President, Growth Platforms (2012–2016) and former Senior Vice President, Product and Technology Realization (2010–2012) at AT&T.
Joseph Green
LinkedInExperience: Vice President of Infrastructure · AT&T
Vice President of Infrastructure at AT&T since January 2026, and former VP, Systems Reliability at AT&T (2023–2026). Former AVP, Technology at AT&T (2020–2023), former VP, Video Technology at WarnerMedia (2018–2020) and former Sr. Director, Platform Operations at Turner (Turner Broadcasting System, Inc) (2016–2018).
Patrick Martin
LinkedInExperience: Director IT · AT&T
Director IT at AT&T since July 2014; the profile says the role is responsible for providing fallout management and business automation solutions across AT&T's consumer delivery platforms. Former Director IT at AT&T (2002–2014) and former Program Manager at MCI Worldcom (1999–2002).
Rene Glover
LinkedInExperience: Director - Technology · AT&T
Director - Technology at AT&T since May 2014; the profile says that as Director - Infrastructure Platforms and Services, Rene is responsible for defining and delivering hosting, integration and observability platforms supporting AT&T's strategic on-premise infrastructure and application portfolio. Former Sr. Technical Director at AT&T (2010–2014).
Ron Yttri
LinkedInExperience: Director CIO · AT&T
Director CIO at AT&T since August 2016; the profile says the role is responsible for the information technology services for AT&T's Global Public Sector business unit. The profile also lists an earlier Director CIO row at AT&T that ended in July 2016, and former Director Information Technology at GRC International (1992–2000).
Wayne Kenna
LinkedInExperience: Director, IT Public Cloud Program · AT&T
Director, IT Public Cloud Program at AT&T since May 2019, a director-level engineering and technical role according to the profile. Former Director, IT Account Management at AT&T (2009–2019) and former Director Infrastructure, Operations, Field Support & eSystems at AT&T (2006–2007).
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How does a large telecom company decide which applications move to public cloud and which stay on premises?
- 02What does it take to run hosting, integration and observability platforms for thousands of internal applications?
- 03How should an IT organization manage a large portfolio of technology development work across business units?
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