Reza Bavafa

Reza Bavafa has twenty five years of consulting and management experience. For six years he led a strategic management team at AT&T developing financial models and solutions for advanced data communications services. He then joined IBM where, as a program executive, he consulted and led outsourcing accounts involving large teams spread across three continents. His experience spans multiple industries--telecom, health, aerospace, auto, media and entertainment-- and Fortune 500 companies including Providence Health, Kaiser, Boeing, Nissan North America and The Walt Disney Company. For three years he also led the executive leadership program for IBM North America on competitive positioning and effective management of global accounts.

Teaching professional with twenty-five years of consulting and executive management experience in Communications, Healthcare, Aerospace, Auto, and Entertainment industries. Key strengths include:

• Higher Education
• Fortune 500 Global Implementations
• Leadership Development
• Contracts/Negotiation
• Strategic Planning and Execution
• Community Leadership

Education

• Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) University of California, Riverside

Companies

• Adjunct Professor University of Southern California - Marshall School of Business (2017)
• Lecturer Loyola Marymount University MBA Program (2015 — 2016)
• Program Executive, Global Business Services IBM (2013 — 2015)
• IBM Program Executive -- The Walt Disney Company IBM (2007 — 2012)
• IBM Senior Business Area Manager Nissan North America (2002 — 2006)
• IBM Senior Program Manager -- IBM Almaden Research Center IBM Almaden Research Center (2001 — 2001)
• IBM Managing Consultant - Kaiser Permanente IBM (1998 — 2000)
• IBM Executive Consultant -- Boeing IBM (1996 — 1997)
• Strategic Planning Manager AT&T (1990 — 1996)