Verizon’s Chief Strategy Officer Talks 5G and the Future of Telecom

September 8, 2022

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Rima Qureshi

EVP & Chief Strategy Officer of Verizon

Rima Qureshi is the EVP & Chief Strategy Officer of Verizon, a role she's held for nearly five years. In that role, she's responsible for development and implementation of Verizon's corporate strategy, business development, partnerships, strategic investments, and acquisitions. Prior to her time at Verizon, she spent nearly 25 years at Ericsson, ending her time there as the Chief Executive Officer of Ericsson North America. Rima has served on the boards of several organizations, including the board of MasterCard for more than a decade.

Episode Overview

696: Rima speaks about the evolution of the telecom industry and how Verizon has pivoted its strategy along the way. She explains her purview as Chief Strategy Officer, how she engages different areas of the business to develop Verizon’s strategy and dives deeper into what the company’s 2022 strategic imperatives include. Rima also discusses the importance of Verizon’s partnerships with strategic partners and “hyperscalers”, highlighting the way her team invests in ecosystems and a few general principles that define a successful acquisition. Finally, Rima reflects on the trends in the telecom industry, the keys to her success in the industry, and the trends on Verizon’s horizon.

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“"We can build the network and we can tune the network to then be able to provide a differentiating solution that the others cannot because there is that tight coupling with the network.""