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Telecom Partnerships and Business Development
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Peter Lyons

Telecom Partnerships and Business Development
Hybrid economist, technologist, and futurist with over a decade leading business development and advocacy for top tier telecom groups including Verizon, AT&T, Vodafone, and premier industry bodies including the GSMA and World Economic Forum. Extensive experience mobilizing telecom operators, industry verticals and investors around 5G value propositions and use cases. Developed online video series “Every Industry will be impacted by 5G” which reached over 2 million unique viewers on social media; Experience working across technical and marketing domains to bring over $130 million innovative product offerings to market. Early career on Wall Street as an Equity Research Analyst covering telecom, media and technology companies in emerging markets. Seeking purposeful opportunities to leverage my global telecom and investor network, deep industry expertise, creative problem solving abilities to shape business and market outcomes.
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Freelance
Harvard Division of Continuing Education
New York, NY, USA

Professional Background

  • Current status
    Employed
  • Profession
    Business Development
  • Fields
  • Work experience
    More than 15 years (10-15 years relevant)
  • Management
  • Skills
    5G
    Telecommunications Industry
    Strategic Partnerships
    Business Development
    Strategy
    Content Development
    Presentation & communication skills
    Advocacy
    Sales and Marketing
    Blockchain
    Design Thinking
    Product Management
    Influence At All Levels
    Finance + Accounting
    Business Model Innovation
    Series 7 & 63 certified
    Cross Functional Communications
    Regulatory Affairs
  • Languages
    Arabic
    Fluent
    Spanish
    Fluent
    Portuguese
    Intermediate
  • Highest level of education
    Master

Job search preferences

  • Desired job type
    Full-time
    Interested in working remotely
  • Desired positions
    Strategic Alliance Manager
  • Desired work locations
    New York, NY, USA
  • Freelance
    Part-time freelancer

Work Experience

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Principal Consultant

Jun 2019 - Present
Advisory and support for 5G and cloud infrastructure investment projects lead by the World Bank Group and IFC;
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Chief Innovation Officer

Aug 2018 - May 2019
10 mos
Co-founded Atomic Capital, a financial and capital markets technology company streamlining SEC-compliant securities offerings and investment; Led business development team; prospected, negotiated and signed corporate issuers which listed 130 million digital securities offerings to accredited investors on the Atomic platform; Helped facilitate sale of key assets to investors and exited Atomic in May 2019;
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Partnership Development Lead, TMT

Jan 2018 - Aug 2018
8 mos
Business development and strategic communications targeting C-level leaders in the global telecom and technology sectors;
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Community Lead, Telecommunications Industry

Nov 2015 - Feb 2018
2 yrs 4 mos
Developed online buzz video series “Every Industry will be impacted by 5G” which reached over 2 million unique viewers on social media; Helped increase industry partnership revenues by 30% over 2 years; Conceived and led internal symposium and guest speaker series on 5G use cases and impact across industries;
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Senior Director

Sep 2010 - Nov 2015
5 yrs 3 mos
Led business development and advocacy on behalf of telecom industry association in the Middle East and Africa; Engaged national governments, multilateral institutions, media to shape technology policy discourse, contribute to market research and articulate mobile industry perspectives; Established consensus among telecom operators, governments, and regulators to allocate spectrum to 4G and 5G; unlocking an estimated $108 billion regional GDP from 2015 to 2025; Catalyzed UNHCR humanitarian connectivity initiative reaching a quarter million internally displaced people in Iraq; Headed regional team with 2 million GBP annual budget covering 3 direct reports, event marketing, public relations and market research;
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Sell-Side Equity Research Analyst, TMT

Apr 2006 - Jul 2010
4 yrs 4 mos
Conceived original investment ideas for institutional clients based on fundamental and event-driven equity research covering the telecom, media, and technology sectors; Developed robust financial and valuation models supported by in-depth research of telecom market, regulation and technological innovation; Equity research, analysis, and recommendations drove 700 million in investment flows from institutional clients;

Education

Non-Degree Program (e.g. Coursera certificate)
Advanced Executive Communications Program
2012 - 2012
Master of Science (MS)
Telecommunications Systems
2002 - 2004
3.8/4 GPA
Activities and societies
Developed study abroad program "IT in Emerging Markets" and led student groups to meet business and technology leaders in Brazil and Argentina.
Non-Degree Program (e.g. Coursera certificate)
Master Certificate IT Project Management
2000 - 2001
Bachelor of Science (BS)
Bachelor of Science Economics
1994 - 1999
3.3/4 GPA
Activities and societies
President of Purdue Economics Club Outstanding Service Award, Krannert School of Management