Glenn Lurie is the chairman of AT&T, the largest telecommunications company in the United States. He was born in 1967 and grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. During his early adulthood, he worked in various roles for companies, including General Electric Company and Ameritech Corporation. From there, he went to work for Qualcomm as an executive and then for Cingular Wireless. In 2004 he became president of Cingular, where he had a pivotal role in the merger with AT&M wireless. Glenn Lurie has been recognized by the Public Relations Society of America, where he received the “Arthur B. Laffer Award for Excellence.” He has been named to the Forbes 400 list, and in 2013 he was named to Fortune magazine’s “Fortune” 400 lists under their Entrepreneur’s 500.
- Social Involvement
He has contributed generously to several charities, including the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, the Make-A-Wish Foundation, and the Children’s Miracle Network. He has visited with many children at hospitals throughout the country and has donated to causes relating to pediatric health care. He helped create the Lurie Children’s Hospital & Trauma Center, named after his late daughter. He has participated in important charity events such as a golf tournament and a telethon that raised more than $100 million, one of the largest single-day contributions ever made to hospitals around the country. All this stems from his concern for improving healthcare and children’s welfare in America.
- Business Activities
He was one of the chief architects of the merger between Cingular and AT&T Wireless, one of the largest telecom mergers in history. When it was completed, he became chairman and CEO of “AT&T mobility,” a division that provides services for mobile users and data and video services to business customers. He has worked hard to ensure that AT&T is considered a leader in the world of new technology. Glenn Lurie has led AT&T through a time of change and is said to have been instrumental in helping to develop the current landscape of technology.
He has created innovative projects that have changed how consumers can reach out and communicate with their friends, family, and businesses and improve business dealings. He is said to have done this by investing in new technologies to create AT&T’s strong position in the market. He has also been involved in working with other companies and organizations. From his work with charitable organizations, he was a member of the advisory board of the “National Multiple Sclerosis Society” and an advisory board member of “The Make-A-Wish Foundation.”
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