Ralph de la Vega
Ralph de la Vega, a native of Cuba, since October 2008 is president and CEO of AT&T Mobility and Consumer Markets, which includes wireline as well as wireless networks. Previously, he had been in charge at Cingular Wireless and assumed further responsibilities when AT&T consolidated. Before that, he was the President of Latin America Operations, and the President of Broadband and Internet Services for Bellsouth's operations in ten countries (Argentina, Uruguay, Colombia,Venezuela, Chile, Peru, Ecuador, Panama, Nicaragua, and Guatemala).[1][2]
De la Vega started his career in 1974 with BellSouth (then Southern Bell) as a management assistant. Over the years he held numerous positions of increasing responsibility in Network Planning, Consumer Services, Engineering, DSL and Operations, including a rotational assignment at Telcordia (Bellcore.) He was responsible for all BellSouth Telecommunications Network Operations in Florida, Alabama, Mississippi,and Louisiana.
De la Vega was selected Executive of the Year by the Association of Latino Professionals in Finance and Accounting and has been listed as one of America’s “50 Most Important Hispanics in Technology and Business.” He is on the board of Junior Achievement of Georgia, where he serves as the chairman of the JA Hispanic Initiative, a program to encourage Hispanic students to remain in school and prepare for success in the U.S. business world. In addition, he serves on the board of directors for the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and is a board member for the Georgia chapter of the Boy Scouts of America.
Ralph de la Vega holds a bachelor's degree of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Florida Atlantic University, and an MBA from Northern Illinois University.[3] With Paul Brown he has written Obstacles Welcome: How to Turn Adversity to Advantage in Business and Life. Thomas Nelson. 2009. ISBN 9781595552648.
[edit] References
- ^ Perdomo, Y. (November 2004) "Ralph De La Vega" Hispanic 17(11): pp. 28-9
- ^ Belson, K., et al., (Sept. 2004) "For Cingular, Becoming No. 1 Also Poses Risks" New York Times (Late New York Edition) (September 27, 2004) p. C1, C4
- ^ "Ralph de la Vega". Wireless Services from AT&T, Formerly Cingular. http://www.wireless.att.com/about/meet-us/ralph-de-la-vega.jsp. Retrieved 2008-02-13.
