Kathleen Earley

Kathleen Earley has over 25 years of experience in the Computer and Communications industries. Prior to her retirement from AT&T in June 2002, Kathleen Earley was Senior Vice President of Enterprise Networking and Chief Marketing Officer where she was responsible for all AT&T Business-related brand, image, advertising and marketing strategy.  Ms. Earley was also  AT&T's primary spokesperson on the influence of technology, virtual private networking (VPN), web hosting, content delivery and broadband.

Ms. Earley is best known in the industry as AT&T Senior Vice President and President of AT&T Data and Internet Services. She was responsible for AT&T's $8B business unit that provided IP (Internet Protocol), web hosting, data and managed network services to businesses worldwide.  Under her leadership, AT&T became a market leader in IP, virtual private networks, frame relay, and asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) by providing businesses with a full spectrum of networking services such as dedicated and dial IP, cable and digital subscriber line (DSL), virtual private networking and value-added services. Ms. Earley also created, built and managed AT&T's significant investment in web hosting. Prior to this position, she was the President of AT&T Internet Services where she led the development of AT&T's business IP strategy and product line launch, transforming AT&T into an IP powerhouse within two years.

Ms. Earley joined AT&T after 17 years with IBM, where she had a distinguished career in sales, marketing, business planning and strategy development. She led the effort to form Digital Domain, where she served as a Director. Digital Domain is a digital production studio known for its work in the popular movies Titanic, True Lies, Interview with a Vampire, Apollo 13.

Ms. Earley is currently a member of the Board of Directors of Computer Network Technology (CMNT), Vignette (VIGN), as well as two private companies: Switch and Data and Telespree.  Prior to this she served as Director at Standard Microsystems Corporation (SMSC), Blue Sky Productions, Mamamedia, as well as the Hewlett Packard Global Advisory Board.

A visionary in the industry, Ms. Earley has been called one of the most powerful people in enterprise networking by Network World, and Telephony named her one of the "Ten to Watch" in the telecommunications industry.  The Newark Star Ledger, New Jersey 's largest daily newspaper, named Ms. Earley as one of the ten most powerful women in New Jersey.  In October 2000, Information Week featured her as one of the top Women in Technology.

A graduate of the University of California , Berkeley , Ms. Earley has a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting and a Masters of Business Administration degree in finance. She lives with her husband, daughter and son in Bernardsville, New Jersey.