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ECE Alumnus Michael Haberman ENG’90 recipient of SOE Medal of Excellence Award 2024

 

Michael Haberman SOE MOE 2024

 

Michael Haberman ENG’90 (Electrical Engineering)
Senior Vice President, Strategy and Transformation
Verizon Global Networks and Technology

Mike Haberman serves as senior vice president, strategy and transformation, for Verizon’s Global Networks and Technology (GN&T) organization, responsible for the GN&T Transformation Office and the Technology Ambassador Office. He also plays a critical role as liaison between Network and Verizon’s Business and Consumer Groups. 

As leader of the Transformation Office, Mr. Haberman is responsible for re-imagining how work is accomplished and ensuring that roles, processes, systems and culture are put into place to support their evolution to the Verizon network architecture of the future. In this role, he works with business leaders, industry partners and consortiums, nonprofits, and universities to ensure Verizon is at the forefront of technology and innovation now and into the future.  

Prior to his current roles, Mr. Haberman was responsible for the national deployment of 5G technology, and oversaw Network performance, support, and implementation for the nation’s largest 4G LTE network in the United States.    

Over the past 30 years with Verizon and its predecessor companies, Mr. Haberman has played a pivotal role in developing the digital standards that revolutionized wireless services in the US. Since joining the company in 1990, he has held positions in engineering, technology development, system performance, and voice and data operations.