Our Leadership
AT&T Board Bios |
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Randall L. Stephenson
is chairman of the board, chief executive officer and president of AT&T Inc. He has served in that capacity since June 2007.
Previously, he was the company's chief operating officer with responsibility for all wireless and wired operations.
Prior to becoming chief operating officer in April 2004, Mr. Stephenson held a number of positions with the company or its subsidiaries, including chief financial officer and senior vice president-Consumer Marketing. Mr. Stephenson began his career with the company in 1982. He has been a director of AT&T since June 2005. Mr. Stephenson is the chairman of the Executive Committee. Also, he is a director of Emerson Electric Co.
Gilbert F. Amelio, Lead Director
who began his career at Bell Labs, is senior partner of Sienna Ventures (a privately-held venture capital firm in Sausalito, California) and has acted in this capacity since April 2001. Dr. Amelio was chairman and chief executive officer of Jazz Technologies, Inc. (a wholly owned subsidiary of Tower Semiconductor Ltd., an independent specialty wafer foundry) from August 2005 until his retirement in September 2008 (when he was named chairman emeritus). Dr. Amelio was chairman and chief executive officer of Beneventure Capital, LLC (a full-service venture capital firm in San Francisco, California) from 1999 to 2005 and was principal of Aircraft Ventures, LLC (a consulting firm in Newport Beach, California) from April 1997 to December 2004.
Dr. Amelio was elected a director of AT&T in February 2001 and had previously served as an advisory director of AT&T (then known as SBC Communications Inc.) from April 1997 to February 2001. He served as a director of Pacific Telesis Group from 1995 until the company was acquired by AT&T in 1997. He is the chairman of the Human Resources Committee and a member of the Executive Committee and the Public Policy Committee. Dr. Amelio is a director of Pro-Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
William F. Aldinger III
was chairman from March 2008 and chief executive officer from June 2006 of Capmark Financial Group Inc. (a commercial real estate finance company headquartered in San Mateo, California) until his retirement in December 2008. Mr. Aldinger was chairman and chief executive officer of HSBC North America Holdings Inc. (a financial services company in Prospect Heights, Illinois) from January 2004 until April 2005. He also served as chairman from 1996 and chief executive officer from 1994 of HSBC Finance Corporation (formerly Household International, Inc.) until April 2005. Mr. Aldinger has been a director of AT&T since November 2005. He served as a director of AT&T Corp. from 2003 until the company was acquired by AT&T Inc. (then known as SBC Communications Inc.) in 2005. Mr. Aldinger is a member of the Audit Committee and the Human Resources Committee. He is a director of Illinois Tool Works Inc., KKR Financial Corp. and Charles Schwab Corporation.
Reuben V. Anderson
is a senior partner in the law firm of Phelps Dunbar, LLP in Jackson, Mississippi, where he has served as a partner since 1991. He served as a Mississippi Supreme Court justice from 1985 to 1990. Mr. Anderson was elected a director of AT&T in December 2006. He served as a director of BellSouth Corporation from 1994 until the company was acquired by AT&T in 2006. He is the chairman of the Public Policy Committee and a member of the Executive Committee and the Finance/Pension Committee. Mr. Anderson is a director of The Kroger Co. and Trustmark Corporation.


