Bernie Arnason
Managing Partner & Founder
Pivot Media

Bernie brings 15 years of telecom experience to Pivot Media, where he provides strategic direction and management. Bernie is a well respected leader within the telecom industry and is a frequent speaker and panelist at regional and national events. Bernie follows the telecom industry closely and conducts and authors industry research and whitepapers, and develops and manages compelling conferences and events. Bernie is also the managing editor of Telecompetitor, a web based hub and forum focusing on the evolving telecom competitive landscape. Past accomplishments include co-founding the TelcoTV Conference and Expo. which he also co-chairs. Bernie is also a principal with Pivot Media's sister company, Pivot Group, a strategic marketing consulting and research firm serving individual telecom carriers.

Prior to Pivot, Bernie spent seven years with the National Telecommunications Cooperative Association (NTCA) as the vice president of business development. At NTCA, Bernie lead a team of five responsible for working with telecom carriers to identify and act upon telecom business and technology developments. Prior to his work with NTCA, Bernie worked for Bell Atlantic (now Verizon) in network operations, where he led a team in the large business/special services group. Bernie has a comprehensive understanding of the telecom industry and brings a wealth of experience in IPTV, broadband, wireless and next generation telecom strategies. He has an extensive network throughout the telecom industry. Bernie holds a bachelor of arts in Economics from the University of the District of Columbia and a Master of Science in Telecommunications from the Johns Hopkins University.

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