Jeffery Yan

Jeffrey Yan is passionate about connecting people, transforming lives, and preserving our planet through technology and policy innovations. He is a telecom, digital media, and ICT industry veteran with 30 years of global experiences across 6 continents, serving tier-1 telecom operators, enterprise, and public sector customers, building industry alliances, setting global technology standards, advising policymakers and regulators, and collaborating with multi-lateral and multi-stakeholder international organizations, civil societies, and academic institutes. Throughout his long and distinguished careers with Nortel Networks and Microsoft Corporation, he has held senior positions ranging from R&D, product management, business development, venture capital analysis, sales and marketing, to global standards, technology policy, and regulatory affairs. He brings exceptional leadership, people skills, and track record in building trust and forging global partnerships among technologists, business decision makers, regulators, and policy makers in delivering breakthrough business results and transformative socio-economic impacts.