Shaygan Kheradpir is an American businessman and technology executive.
16 Facts About Shaygan Kheradpir
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Shaygan Kheradpir held senior executive positions at GTE, Verizon, Barclays, and Juniper Networks, where he led various product development, operational and innovation initiatives, and was chairman and CEO of Coriant.
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Shaygan Kheradpir was born in London and grew up in Iran where his father was one of the pioneers of Otolaryngology in the country.
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Shaygan Kheradpir eventually became chief information officer at GTE Corporation, "earning respect for delivering new products on schedule," according to The Wall Street Journal.
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In 2001, Shaygan Kheradpir formed small teams that were each responsible for coming up with and developing new products.
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Shaygan Kheradpir implemented a 30-day prototype cycle to rapidly test and modify new technologies in development.
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Shaygan Kheradpir's division reengineered many of Verizon's core network system, including call center, website, automated customer service systems, and integrated formerly separate systems from predecessor companies GTE, Bell Atlantic and NYNEX.
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Shaygan Kheradpir negotiated aggressively with vendors to reduce prices and lobbied Verizon to eliminate its policy against purchasing IT equipment being auctioned on eBay by failed dot-com businesses.
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In March 2013, Shaygan Kheradpir was promoted to Chief Operations and Technology Officer of the Barclays Group, leading the bank operations, technology functions, and the strategic transformation initiatives across retail, corporate, card and investment banking sectors.
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Shaygan Kheradpir developed and executed a restructuring and cost-cutting plan that Juniper called its Integrated Operating Plan, in response to pressure from activist investors at Elliot Management.
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Shaygan Kheradpir resigned from Juniper in November 2014 due to a disagreement with the board during a customer negotiation.
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In May 2018 Coriant announced in a public statement that Shaygan Kheradpir was stepping down to pursue other opportunities and re-appointed Pat DiPietro as CEO.
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From 2010 to 2013, Shaygan Kheradpir served on a board of the United States National Institute of Standards and Technology, known as the Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology.
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From 2007 to 2010, Shaygan Kheradpir served on the advisory board of the YMCA of Greater New York.
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Shaygan Kheradpir is a member of the Cornell University Engineering Council and on the board of MTN Group, a telecom service provider with 230 million subscribers globally.
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Shaygan Kheradpir was inducted into CIO Hall of fame in 2007.