";s:4:"text";s:5019:"He is past chairman of the Swedish Olympic Committee and a current member of the Leadership Council of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Solutions Network, where he helped author the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. CLAYTON: O, gosh I've got security cameras and thermostats etc -- lots of smart devices -- smart devices, Z-wave switches my house is pretty connected probably 20 or 30 devices all said and done. He was instrumental in developing Ericsson’s industry-leading services organization, which grew three-fold during his five years of management. He’s also a business man. CEO, Hans Vestberg. Verizon is a global leader delivering innovative communications and technology solutions that improve the way our customers live, work and play.These three schools used resources from Verizon Innovative Learning to level up.Hans Vestberg is chairman and chief executive officer of Verizon Communications, a leading provider of wireless, fiber-optic and global Internet networks and services. We’re also interested in talking to Vestberg about the company’s 5G rollout. The episode will air on May 26 at 2pm ET/11am PT.Vestberg leads a company with thousands of employees and can help founders understand how to manage a company at scale, particularly during a time when decisions are being made quickly and the stakes are high.Not only can attendees plan to hear about how Verizon is thinking both short and long-term about the effects of this pandemic on business, but also about how things are changing internally at the company, from re-opening offices to keeping morale high.Full disclosure: Verizon is the parent company to TechCrunch, which means that Vestberg is our boss’s boss’s boss’s boss. “Vestberg has not held a CEO role in the US before and has had only limited experience working for Verizon. He’s a busy businessman, but has graciously made time to join us for an episode of Extra Crunch Live… Vestberg is a leading voice at technology and global economic conferences including the Consumer Electronics Show, Mobile World Congress, Brilliant Minds, and the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos.Before joining Verizon in April 2017, Vestberg served for six years as president and CEO of Ericsson, a multinational networking and telecommunications equipment and services company headquartered in Sweden that provides 35 percent of the world’s 2G, 3G and 4G mobile network infrastructures. As CEO, he led more than 115,000 employees as the company transformed from a focus on hardware to software and services.Born in Hudiksvall, Sweden, Hans earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Uppsala in Sweden. Prior to assuming the role of CEO in August 2018 and the role of Chairman in March 2019, Mr. Vestberg served as Verizon’s chief technology officer and president of Global Networks from 2017, with responsibility for further developing the architecture for Verizon’s fiber-centric networks. Verizon CEO Hans Vestberg said he does not want geopolitical tensions around 5G technology to become further inflamed. Image via Robert Scoble/Flickr CC. He is past chairman of the Swedish Olympic Committee and a current member of the Leadership Council of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Solutions Network, where he helped author the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. By Staff Writer | On: 23 Sep, 2019 . “Vestberg has not held a CEO role in the US before and has had only limited experience working for Verizon. Vestberg is a leading voice at technology and global economic conferences including the Consumer Electronics Show, Mobile World Congress, Brilliant Minds, and the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos.Before joining Verizon in April 2017, Vestberg served for six years as president and CEO of Ericsson, a multinational networking and telecommunications equipment and services company headquartered in Sweden that provides 35 percent of the world’s 2G, 3G and 4G mobile network infrastructures.