Who Is The Vice Chairman Of Nstac

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The American President Bush announced on May 17, 2004, that he intends to designate Ms. Patricia F. Russo, President and Chief Executive Officer of Lucent Technologies, to serve as Vice Chair of the President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC).The President's NSTAC is composed of up to 30 presidentially appointed industry leaders (usually chief executive officers). In its advisory role to the President, the NSTAC provides industry-based analyses and recommendations on a wide range of policy and technical issues related to telecommunications,information assurance (IA), infrastructure protection, and other national security and emergency preparedness concerns.

Ms. Russo was one of the founding executives who helped launch Lucent in 1996 and has spent 20 years of her career managing some of Lucent's and AT&Ps8 largest divisions and most critical corporate functions.Before returning to Lucent in January 2002 when telecommunications gear maker Lucent Technologies put all itstop
management responsibilities on her, Ms. Russo served as president and chief operating officer of Eastman ...
... Kodak Company, overseeing the day-to-day operations10of Kodak's operating divisions and serving as the CEO's strategic partner in pursuing new business opportunities.

Prior to this appointment, Ms. Russo was chairman of the board of Avaya Inc., one of the world's leading enterprise communications businesses.
From 1999 to 2000, she served as executive vice president and CEO of Lu-cent's Service Provider Networks Group and had responsibility for $24 billion in sales, distribution, installation and development of products and systems for' Lucent's service provider customers worldwide.Ms. Russo also served as executive vice president, Corporate Operations at Lucent from 1997 through 1999. She was responsible for the executive management and oversight of strategy and business development as well as human resources development, public relations, investor relations, advertising, government affairs, global procurement and real estate services.

From 1992 through 1996, Ms. Russo was president of AT&T's Business Communications Systems unit (now Avaya Inc.). She led the business through a successful restructuring and financial turnaround, making it the second largest global business when Lucent was spun off from AT&T. Ms. Russo led the global sales and service operations in Business Communications Systems before becoming president. Prior to 1992, Ms. Russo held key management and executive positions throughout AT&T in strategic planning, marketing, human resources and operations. Before joining AT&T in 1981, she spent eight years in sales and marketing at IBM.Ms.

Russo is a member of the board of Lucent Technologies, Schering-Plough Corporation13 and Georgetown University. She received her undergraduate degree from Georgetown University and completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard University in 1989. She also received an Honorary Doctorate ^Entrepreneurial Studies from Columbia College in South Carolina.Prior to 1992, Ms. Russo held key management and executive positions throughout AT&T in strategic planning, marketing, human resources and operations. Before joining AT&T in 1981, she spent eight years in sales and marketing at IBM.Ms.
Russo is a member of the board of Lucent Technologies, Schering-Plough Corporation13 and Georgetown University. She received her undergraduate degree from Georgetown University and completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard University in 1989. She also received an Honorary Doctorate ^Entrepreneurial Studies from Columbia College in South Carolina.