Thaddeus served as the chief strategy and development officer from May 2022 until his retirement in January 2026, where he led the company’s efforts to drive long-term growth. In this role, he oversaw corporate strategy, corporate development, venture investments, and strategic business development. He played a pivotal role in reshaping AT&T’s strategy and portfolio to focus the company on core connectivity and broadband-led convergence. In addition to overseeing Corporate Strategy, Thaddeus also led the Corporate Development team supporting the restructuring of AT&T’s asset base through key dispositions and acquisitions such as the sale of our DirecTV ownership interests and acquisitions of EchoStar spectrum and Lumen Mass Market Fiber business.
He previously served as chief executive officer of AT&T Consumer, where he was responsible for the company’s integrated consumer internet and mobility services organization. During his time in this role, his team served more than 196 million wireless subscriber connections and passed nearly 17 million eligible customer locations with fiber internet. Thaddeus also previously served as chief executive officer of AT&T Business, where he was responsible for the company’s integrated global business solutions organization, which then served nearly 3 million business customers in nearly 200 countries.
Throughout his career, Thaddeus has held diverse executive positions. He was the chief executive officer of AT&T Mexico, LLC, where he led the expansion of AT&T’s high-speed mobile network and distribution channels across the country. As president of technology development, he led the transformation of AT&T’s technology strategy. Under Thaddeus’ leadership as chief information officer, AT&T was widely recognized for its thought leadership and creativity in technology innovation and execution. Prior to AT&T, he also served as chief information officer at Cingular Wireless and senior vice president of product marketing and development for Sabre Corporation.
Thaddeus has a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from the University of Texas at Arlington and a Master of Business Administration from Southern Methodist University. He serves on the Board of Directors of Global Payments Inc. (NYSE: GPN) as a Director and Technology Committee Chair. He also serves on the board of the National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT) and the SMU Cox School of Business Executive Advisory Board.
