Joe Cozzolino

CEO at CDS

Joe Cozzolino's work experience includes various leadership positions in the technology industry.

Joe is currently the Chief Executive Officer at CDS, a role they began in March 2023.

Before joining CDS, Joe Cozzolino worked at the Siris Capital Group from 2018 to 2023. Joe first served as an Executive Partner from October 2018 to October 2022, and then as an Executive Advisor from October 2022 until their departure.

Prior to that, Joe Cozzolino was the Executive Chairman at TPx Communications from January 2020 to October 2022.

From 2015 to 2018, they held the position of Senior Vice President at Cisco, where they provided global leadership and direction to Cisco's $13 billion global services business.

Before their time at Cisco, Joe Cozzolino was the Senior Vice President at Cisco from 2013 to 2015. During this period, they led the mobility and service provider video infrastructure business entities at Cisco.

Earlier in their career, they held several senior leadership roles at Motorola Mobility (a Lenovo Company), including Senior Vice President and GM of Network Infrastructure, Senior Vice President and GM of EMEA and Asia Pacific, Corporate Vice President and GM of EMEA, Vice President of Sales, and Vice President of Sales for the Comcast account.

In these roles, Joe Cozzolino achieved significant successes, such as turning around businesses from losses to profitability, growing sales revenue, and driving strategic restructuring and cost reduction initiatives.

Joe Cozzolino completed a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. Additionally, they obtained a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from Anna Maria College. No specific start or end years have been provided for either educational experience.

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    March, 2023 - present