Hossein Eslambolchi

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Dr. Hossein Eslambolchi

Dr. Hossein Eslambolchi Chairman and CEO of 2020 Venture partners, is recognized in the scientific community as one of the foremost thought leaders and technological scientists of the high tech age and 21st century and often compared by industry experts for his business and technical accomplishments to leaders such as Jack Welch of GE for his business transformational leadership in communications inudstry worldwide and Thomas Alva Eddison for his significant scientific contribution in the field of IP and wireless communications. In addition, Dr. Eslambolchi is well known scientist worldwide for his scientific work on IP techologies, and number of innovations in various fields supporting communications and Worldwide IP infrastructure, wireless communications and technologies and Services over IP applications.

Dr. Eslambolchi, is also recognized in the scientific community as one of the foremost thought leaders and technological scientists of the high tech age with over 1000 patents (Issued, Pending and in Preparation). A quintessential telecommunications visionary, he champions the creation and delivery of pragmatic state-of-the-art transformational business strategies. As AT&T’s Chief Transformation Officer, he developed and executed in the brief space of three years a comprehensive four stage strategy that included Enterprise Customer Service, Network Transformation, Services Transformation and Cultural Transformation; essentially, the overhaul and remodeling of the company that SBC dubbed the ‘new’ AT&T.

Business Week referred to him as a “bold, but pragmatic visionary” and “a critical player in maintaining AT&T’s status as a technology leader.”

Over 1000 Worldwide patents have earned him the respect and admiration of fellow scientists and visibility among influential marketplace ‘pundits’ who acknowledge his ability to influence how private and public sector leaders must think if they expect to compete in a global economy.

Dr. Eslambolchi had developed a new law for telecom complexity and can be found at: https://www.tmforum.org/Community/groups/management_world_2009/blog/archive/2009/04/07/eslambolchi-s-law-of-telecom-complexity.aspx

Dr. Eslambolchi is a recipient of a number of prestigious awards and honors that include: “Inventor of the Year” by the New Jersey Inventors Hall of Fame (2002). “Top 25 Most Influential CTOs of 2005” (InfoWorld); honored by Cisco IQ Magazine as “One of its 10 Internet Business Leaders (2003); “One of the Premier 100 IT Leaders for 2004 (Computerworld Magazine); “Number 1 ‘mover and shaker’ in telecommunications, (2003) (Light Reading). Dr. Eslambolchi has won Encyclopida Iranica Award in 2006 and was awarded pretigious 2005 Infoworld Top 25 CTO worldwide in 2005. In addition, Dr. Eslambolchi has won prestigious Top Ten award from Executive council of NY in 2003 (http://www.execcouncil.org/tenawards/2003/index.asp) and involved in opening bell at NASDAQ.

In his recently published book, 2020 Vision, and ‘Keynote’ presentations to business, scientific and technology focused audiences, Dr. Eslambolchi advances a 21st Century agenda that has become the transformational imprimatur for global communications technology. The book information can be found on (http://www.amazon.com/2020-Vision-Transformation-Technology-Innovation/dp/0929306392/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1247411139&sr=1-2)

“(Eslambolchi’s) evangelizing has underscored the notion of where the entire communications, both wireless and wireless is heading in next decade,” Light Reading, (11/2003)

His progression from entry level scientist with Bell Laboratories to AT&Ts Global Chief Technology and Global Information Officer and President & CEO of the company’s Global Technology Services along with President and CEO of ATT Labs, placed him at the most senior management table. As Chair of the Technology Strategy and Development Council and senior technology advisor to the Chairman and Officers of the company on formulation and implementation of a collective (technology) strategy, his leadership was welcomed and respected.

Dr. Eslambolchi is, “the technological strategist behind AT&T’s ambitious turnaround plan to become a data transmission company selling an array of software products like network security systems,” New York Times, (01/22/2005).

Dr. Eslambolchi provided leadership for over 100K of the world’s best scientists, engineers, lab researchers and business development and business operations teams including customer care operations. His achievements were numerous, leading edge, and transformational; their contributions to society, priceless.

During the previous administration, Dr. Eslambolchi was a member of the President’s Committee on Enabling Technologies for People with Disabilities. He continues to affiliate with, and is active on, a number of business and academic advisory boards.

Academically, Dr. Eslambolchi earned a BS, MS, and PhD in Electrical Engineering focused on comunications from the University of California, San Diego. He later led and formed a center called Center for Network Systems which is now considered as main architect of a new vision for education in the field of engineeting in US (http://cns.ucsd.edu/). Similar model was being requested and he met with Governor Perry of Texas to develop similar program for 3 major universities in State of Texas in 2005. Dr. Eslambolchi was previously an asvisor to John Hopkins School of Engineering before he left ATT in 2006.

A quintessential communications visionary, he champions the creation and delivery of pragmatic state-of-the-art transformational business strategies. Dr. Eslambolchi was tapped by ATT to become AT&T’s Chief Transformation Officer in 2003 which he developed and executed in the brief space of three years a comprehensive four stage strategy that included Enterprise Customer Service, Network Transformation, Services Transformation and Cultural Transformation; essentially, the overhaul and remodeling of the company that SBC dubbed the ‘new’ AT&T. He is currently technical advisor to Ericsson for building worldwide eco system converging wire line and wireless using IP based technologies. He is also nominated to win US president Science and Technology Medal for his significnat conttribution to development of IP technology and its reliability which is foundation of all IP based application over global Internet.

Dr. Eslambolchi is also a prolific Iranian American inventor and engineer, best known for his prominent role in AT&T with his technical and operational technology vision worldwide and his global leadership as AT&T CTO, CIO and President & CEO of ATT Labs and Global Network Operations and Engineering responsible for architecture, design, development, network and application engineering and operations of ATT data and global IP networks including wireless,wire line and Cable Technologies.

He joined AT&T Bell Laboratories in 1986, and rose to become, global Chief Technology Officer, global Chief Information Officer, President and CEO of AT&T Labs and President and CEO of AT&T Global Network Services of the ATT Communications and was 16B officer of the company in 2001, and served as a critical member of AT&T's governing Executive Committee. He left AT&T soon after its merger with SBC in January 2006. Upon his departure, BusinessWeek called him “a critical player in maintaining AT&T’s status as a technology leader” (Dec. 30, 2005) and noted that he is “a bold, but pragmatic, visionary.” and The New York Times said: "Eslambolchi is “the technological strategist behind AT&T's ambitious turnaround plan to become a data transmission company selling an array of software products like network security systems”, 1/22/2005.

Dr. Eslambolchi served as Chief Technology Officer and advised its top leaders on the formulation and implementation of a strategic technology vision from 2001 to 2005. Early on, he predicted that IP would “eat everything” and advocated an architecture that would allow all services to run on IP and work together with connectivity to any device. His recent published book “2020 Vision” has set the foundation of communications industry over the next two decades and he now predicsts Broadband Wirless will eat IP and Micro applications will dominate the industry over the next decade.

Light Reading said that “[Dr. Eslambolchi’s] evangelizing has underscored the notion of where the entire communications infrastructure is heading” when it named him to the # 1 spot on its list of Top 10 Movers and Shakers in Telecom (Nov. 2003). http://www.lightreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=40682 for his visionary prediction of IP and MPLS worldwide nearly a decade ago.

Dr. Eslambolchi is currently a technical advisor to Erisson Corporation and on board of directors of Packet Design based in Silicon Valley and Telemanagement Forum based in UK along with being chief technology advisor for Intelliden (http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2008_Nov_5/ai_n30964558/), Ditech Networks, Avalon Global Solutions ( http://caas.tmcnet.com/news/2009/06/30/4251109.htm), Allegis Capital VC along with a start-up company called Verinext. He is also a member of board of trustees for SUSMA based in NYC and technical advisor to University of California school of engineering where he started a center called CNS (http://cns.ucsd.edu/) for bringing various engineering including nano-engineering field together for 21st century. He recently joined board of director for a start-up company in Silicon Valley called www.mytopia.com and being sought after as most influential technologist and operational leader of 21st century. In addition, Dr. Eslambolchi serves as a technical advisor to Allegis Capital VC in Silicon Valley (http://www.allegiscapital.com/)

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[edit] Life and work

Dr. Eslambolchi graduated with highest honors from the University of California, San Diego with a BS, MS, PhD and post doc in Electrical Engineering focused on communications. As of 2008, he is on the Board of Directors for Packet Design and advisory board of school of engineering at UC San Diego, Allegis Capital Venture Firm. He is also chairman of technical advisory for Intelliden and Ditech Networks focused to bring Wed 2.0 applications to world of Telephony. He has also written a visionary book called 2020 vision on how future of technology will impact of lives of every person and business on the face of planet over the next decade - See www.2020vp.com. He is currently writing second book on world of IP and how it will impact lives of every business and person on the planet over the next 2 decades with innovative technology innovation he is leading in US and worldwide.

In 2008, he received IEEE Chairman Quality Award as part of his significant and huge contribution to science and technology for improving reliability of IP networks both wireless and wireline worldwide. He gives numerous keynote speeches to drive future of technology to transform the future. His keynote speech in November of 2008 defined the way a business transformation can occur to drive revenue for companies worldwide.

=== Keynote Speeches ---

Dr. Eslambolchi is well sought for giving visionary and pragmatic keynote speeches worldwide. His latest speech was at Next Generation Telecom Management Conference in June of 2009 (http://www.ngtsummitna.com/) along with his keynote speeches in Nice and other conferencess.

Please see: http://www.tmforum.org/KeynoteVideosNew/DrHosseinEslambolchi/36791/article.html

He also gave a keynote speech in Nice, France as part of TMF Forum in May of 2009 - See below

(http://tmforum.org/KeynotesSchedule/6881/home.html) on future of network and services transformation using technology innovation.

Dr. Eslambolchi has been invited regularly to speak on future of education in US and gives keynote speeches at various academy of sciences worldwide.

Dr. Eslambolchi is expected to give major technical and visionary keynote speeches as part of TMF in Orlando (December 2009) along along with follow up keynote speech as part of IEEE Globecom in Hawaii, December 2009.

His recent TV interview at Nice, 2009 conference can be found on: https://www.tmforum.org/ManagementWorldNice/DrHosseinEslambolchi/38684/article.html

[edit] Future Dr. Eslambolchi Speeches

Dr. Eslambolchi Keynote speeches are listed below through March of 2010:

  • Competitive Advantage - Dallas, Novembr 3-4, 2009
  • TMF Conference - Orlando, Florida, December 2009
  • IEEE Globecom Conference - Honolulu, Hawaii, December 2009
  • TMF Forum - Singapour - Jan 20-21, 2010
  • TMF Regional Forum - Johanesburg - Feb 24-25, 2010
  • TMF Regional Forum - Dubai, UAE - March 3-4, 2009

[edit] Dr. Eslambolchi Interviews

Dr. Eslambolchi provides numerous interviews and his latest personal interview can be found below:

http://www.persianmirror.com/Article_det.cfm?id=2432&getArticleCategory=59&getArticleSubCategory=37

CNET News: http://att.com.com/At-ATT,-making-the-right-connections/2008-1082_3-5896005.html

Berkman Center: http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/interactive?page=5

IEEE Spectrum: http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/Xplore/login.jsp?url=http%3A%2F%2Fieeexplore.ieee.org%2Fstamp%2Fstamp.jsp%3Farnumber%3D01309810&authDecision=-203

Billoing and OSS World: http://www.billingworld.com/news/briefs/eslambolchi-future-management-capabilities.html

Telephony On-Line - Top 10 technology vision - http://telephonyonline.com/software/management_world/news/service-provider-top-10-trends-1118/

Real Wire - Global Recession Means - http://www.realwire.com/release_detail.asp?ReleaseID=10362

Silicon.com - RFID Tages - http://networks.silicon.com/lans/0,39024663,39130075,00.htm

ZD NEt - UK - Linux Operating Systems: http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/0,1000000121,39169057,00.htm

Cost and Security Feasrs in Telecom - http://networks.silicon.com/telecoms/0,39024659,39152215,00.htm

IP Network Convergence - http://news.zdnet.co.uk/communications/networks/0,39020345,39217976,00.htm

IP Software Security - Computerworld - http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/100309/Premier_100_Q_A_AT_T_s_Eslambolchi_on_software_code_SOAs_security?taxonomyId=63&intsrc=kc_feat&taxonomyName=software_development

Power of Technology Transformation - SIP - http://www.7rooz.com/archives/2006/11/7470/sip-presents-the-power-of-technology-transformation-by-dr-hossein-eslambolchi-dr-reza-ahy-friday-nov-3rd.html

Famous Iranians: http://phdlucca.blogspot.com/2008/07/some-famous-iranians.html

Famous Iraniana - Youtube - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWwVsKchDWA

Dr. Eslambolchi was also recognized by TiE organization as one of life time leaders of 21st century. His interview and speech can be found at: mms://209.220.161.72/SiliconValley/legends/Mar22_2007/22Mar_2007.wmv

In addition, Dr. Eslambolchi gave an inspiring speech at TMF forum in 2008 at Orlando followed with a very thoughtful interview to Rob Rich which can be found below:

http://www.tmforum.org/ManagementWorldNice/DrHosseinEslambolchi/37084/article.html

http://www.tmforum.org/ManagementWorldOrlando/DrHosseinEslambolchi/36777/article.html

https://www.tmforum.org/ManagementWorldNice/DrHosseinEslambolchi/38684/article.html

in 2004, Computerworld called him one of the nicest guy and technological genius in the world of IP technology.

In June of 2009, Dr. Eslambolchi gave a visionary speech on future of communications industry (http://www.yourcommunicationnews.com/the+future+of+telecom+%E2%80%93+where+are+we+headed+next%3F_34805.html)

Dr. Eslambolchi has made numerous viisonary keynote speeches worldwide and is the most respected technologist in the world for transformation of companies in the field of communications and Internet. His latest speech was picked up in many areas worldwide and can be found on many URLs below:

http://blog.telephonyonline.com/briefingroom/2009/06/25/the-future-of-telecom-%e2%80%93-where-are-we-headed-next/

http://www.laindependent.com/your-independent/48902242.html#ynext

http://bx.businessweek.com/telecom-industry/the-future-of-telecom--where-are-we-headed-next-/8286533548892131312-f53df7d431b2921b3991212d2a44744d/

http://vartips.com/featured/the-future-of-telecom.html

http://www.transworldnews.com/NewsStory.aspx?id=95670&ret=AccountSummary.aspx

http://www.yourcommunicationnews.com/the+future+of+telecom+%E2%80%93+where+are+we+headed+next%3F_34805.html

http://www.yourindustrynews.com/the+future+of+telecom+%E2%80%93+where+are+we+headed+next%3F_34805.html

http://www.communicationstoday.co.in/news/industry-leaders-debate-the-future-of-the-telecom-market-at-the-next-generation-telecom-summit-1706-92.html

http://www.insidetelephony.com/telecom-news/The_future_of_Telecom_where_are_we_headed_next.php

http://jf-online.ulitzer.com/node/1012479

http://news.portalit.net/fullnews_the-future-of-telecom-where-are-we-headed-next_2301.html

http://cloudcomputing.sys-con.com/node/1012479

Dr. Eslambolchi has developed a very unique model of complexity for Telecom that over time T, complexity due to number of protocols along with interconnection of these protocols multiplied by number of services will increase to a point that scale become a very difficult factor to manage in terms cost, capability and cycle time. He has been advocating models to lower this complexity to only factor of one. This is now in the industry known as "Eslambolchi Law of Complexity".

[edit] Carrer Accomplishments

Dr. Eslambolchi had many roles and titles within AT&T. According to public profile, he was "responsible for the corporation's strategic technology direction, network operations, research and development, information technology systems and processes." In addition to having been the global CTO and CIO, he presided over AT&T's Global Networking Technology Services (GNTS) division and over AT&T Labs. As GNTS president and CEO, he led engineering, operations, arcitecture, and the development of the AT&T global network for both packet and circuit switched networks worldwide.

In addition to serving as CTO, Dr. Eslambolchi was also President and CEO of AT&T’s Global Networking Technology Services, President and CEO of AT&T Labs and ATT's Global Chief Information Officer, giving him end-to-end responsibility for implementing the company’s technology and operational Information Technology vision of 21st century. As President and CEO of AT&T Labs, he led a team of some of the world’s best scientists and engineers in developing an architecture that transformed AT&T’s legacy voice and data networks into a converged IP/MPLS network that now reaches all major business centers around the globe.

As President of Global Network Services, Dr. Eslambolchi had responsibility for the design, development, engineering, operations and reliability of AT&T's global network, as well as for its Global Network Operations Center – AT&T’s networking nerve center. As CIO, he provided the leadership that reengineered AT&T’s underlying information technology (IT) infrastructures with his unique Concept of One and Concept of Zero business processes. While moving AT&T’s legacy networks onto an IP/MPLS platform, he also directed the convergence of the operating support and customer service systems underlying the network, making AT&T the lowest-cost major carrier. This also improved cycle times and allowed customers unprecedented access to the network that permits them to monitor and control their services. In addition, Dr. Eslambolchi was assigned as ATT Chief Transformation Officer and reduced over $10B in Free Cas Flow over 3 year by implenting a 3 year strategy to upgarade all legacy systems, processes and applications to state of art IP based applications. Dr. Eslambolchi accomplishments inclues significant reduction in number of legacy networks, systems and applications and contributed to over $15B in free cash flow for the company over 3 years.

Dr. Eslambolchi has won numerous Awards including notable AT&T Science and Technology Medal and became AT&T Fellow as the most prestigious and highest technical award to any ATT scientist in 1999. He has also received AT&T significant patent award in 1997 for innovation of a technology called FASTAR (FAST AUTOMATED RESTORATION) which has become the foundation of protection ATT national security in the event of a major cable cut in United Sttaes.

Dr. Eslambolchi is well-known in the scientific community for his expertise in IP network design and reliability, security, IP technologies, Services, IP applications and setting an industry vision for * the "Concept of One" (do it once, do it right, use it everywhere), and * the "Concept of Zero" (zero defects, zero cycle time and automate where possible), which have been used to streamline production across the company. His white papers can be found on (http://www.2020vp.com/leadership/wp.php)

[edit] Management Style

Dr. Eslambolchi is one of the most humble person on the planet and computer world considered him as one of the most human and high IQ people on the planet. His previos CEO at ATT called his IQ off the charts. His principle values starts with supporting people and it well known in the industry as most easy person to approach. Some of his principles are below:

principles:

  • "Flattery doesn't cost anything and it yields huge dividends. "
  • "We need to create a place with the force of a gigantic magnet that would draw employees to work in the morning and release them in the evening. A place where the atmosphere is electromagnetic."

Dr. Eslambolchi has also invented concept of none where he believs networks will be moved to become autonomic so it will become self healing, self provisionable and self restorable via full automated network and operational support systems which today is called part of Cloud computing. He had predicted this concept to become reality in this decade as part of his vision for the industry. Some people now moving to grid and cloud computing where he had predicted the momemnt back in 2001 as part of his vision of the communications. More on Concept of one, zero and none can be found at: http://www.2020vp.com/leadership/wp.php

As of 2005, Dr. Eslambolchi yearly total compensation as 16B officer of the company from AT&T was over $6M a year. His compensation increased from 4.2m (2003) to over 6m (2005). http://common.ziffdavisinternet.com/download/0/2727/0704-TL5-CIOPay.pdf

As an AT&T lead Transformation officer, CTO, CIO and President and CEO of AT&T Labs and Global Network Officer, he has spoken at many conferences over the past years, highlighting in 2005 the needs for intelligent networks and for good security. A recent catchphrase of his is "IP will eat everything," meaning that all devices will communicate with one another over IP networks. His vision is included in a recently published book called "2020 Vision" will bring true technology vision for CXOs across the world. He also prediced that we will be moviing toward an intelligent network and smart devices almost a decade ago and all of his predictions is becoming true and reality in the world of IP.

Dr. Eslambolchi is well sought of in various non-profit organizations to help drive 21st century vision and plan to drive better lives in medical, nano-engineering, quantum computng, cloud and grid computing and just being nominated to become chairman of National Lambda Corporation, a non-profit group connecting 85 universities in the US with many more on the horizon with other educational institutions worldwide.

[edit] Awards and patents

  • Dr. Eslambolchi was appointed an AT&T Fellow, AT&T’s highest technical honor, in 1999. He also has won AT&T science and technology medal and ATT significant Patent award in 1997.
  • Dr. Eslambolchi was named "Inventor of the Year" by the New Jersey Inventors Hall of Fame in 2002. Only Thomas Alva Edison and Albert Einstein were so honored.
  • “Top 10 Most Influential CTOs of 2005” (InfoWorld); honored by Cisco IQ Magazine as “One of its 10 Internet Business Leaders (2003); “One of the Premier 100 IT Leaders for 2004 (Computerworld Magazine); “Number 1 ‘mover and shaker’ in telecommunications, (2003) (Light Reading). Dr. Eslambolchi is also nominated in President's science and technology award for his vision and contribution to IP and technology vision.
  • Eslambolchi was honored by Computerworld magazine as one of the Premiere 100 IT Leaders for 2004. The Executive Council of New York recognized Hossein as one of the top ten innovators of 2003 in entire United States of America.
  • In his recently published book, 2020 Vision, and ‘Keynote’ presentations to business, scientific and technology focused audiences, Dr. Eslambolchi advances a 21st Century agenda that has become the transformational imprimatur for global communications technology.
  • Dr. Eslambolchi just recently selected as one of the top 100 influential leaders of the 21st century and University of California, San Diego has selected him as top 100 Aumni in history of the University which is greatest honor given to any individual.
  • Holds (as of September 2008) over 1000 worldwide patents (issued and pending).

[edit] Dr. Eslambolchi Interviews

http://www.2020vp.com/leadership/interviews.php

[edit] External Media Coverage

3i Attracts Global Industry Leaders to New Venture Advisory Board - http://www.sys-con.com/node/286617

[edit] Dr. Eslambolchi Latest Blogs

[edit] References

  • Eslambolchi's Forbes profile, with data from Hemscott
  • Dr. Eslambolchi has now it own personal web site and more information can be found on www.2020vp.com

[edit] External links

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