International Directory of Business Biographies


Betsy Bernard Biography

Former president and chief executive officer of consumer long-distance unit, AT&T

Nationality: American.

Born: May 16, 1955, in Holyoke, Massachusetts.

Education: Saint Lawrence University, BA, 1977; Fairleigh Dickinson University, MBA, 1981; Stanford University, MS, 1989.

Career: American Telephone and Telegraph (AT&T), 1976, summer intern; 1977–1995, various positions including account executive, sales manager, operations manager, and product manager; Pacific Bell Communications, 1995–1997, president and CEO; Pacific Telesis, 1996–1997, head of Business Market Group; Avirnex Communications, 1997–1998, president and CEO; U.S. West, 1998,...

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