Reza Ghaffari

Reza Ghaffari has held a variety of positions in the technology industry since 2000. Reza began their career as the Director of Technology Partnerships for Verizon in 2000. In 2005, they became the CEO of Xirtel. In 2011, they founded and became the CEO of Pomonet. From 2016 to 2018, they held various positions at Coriant, Inc., including Chief Operating Officer, Executive Vice President of Global Services & Operational Excellence, and Senior Vice President of Global Services. In 2018, they became the COO Coriant and SVP Business Process & Lead Integration at Infinera. Since 2019, they have been the Founder & CEO of XIRA Connect Inc. and an advisor for SOTER AI, a company that has developed an Intelligent Robotic Platform set to launch in 2020.

Reza Ghaffari attended Boston University from 1981 to 1985, where they obtained a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering.