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President and Co-Founder
Jeremy Azif is a Senior Contracts Manager with Verizon in Ashburn, VA. In his current role, Mr. Azif is responsible for providing contract management support to the Verizon Business Vendor and Strategic Partner Legal Support team attorneys in support of sales opportunities to facilitate agreements with OEMs, distributors, value-added providers and other strategic partners.
Prior to this role, Mr. Azif worked as a Senior Paralegal with Verizon Communications in supporting three lines of business and General Counsels in the areas of consumer long distance, business long distance, and online services. Mr. Azif was responsible for supporting attorneys on transactional matters, state and Federal regulatory affairs and compliance, contracts, customer complaints, litigation support and tariff related issues.
Prior to joining Verizon Communications, Mr. Azif was Director of Regulatory and Public Affairs for a competitive local exchange carrier in Fort Worth, TX. In this role, Mr. Azif served as Chief Regulatory Officer and managed all regulatory matters for the company’s national prepaid local and long distance services that focused on Hispanic and ethnic market segments.
Mr. Azif also was a Strategic Marketing Manager for the Optical and Wireless Internet Divisions of Nortel Networks in Richardson, TX. In this capacity, Mr. Azif managed and identified venues that established optimal positions for market visibility, leadership and mindshare. Mr. Azif also created strategic messages and advised senior executives on message delivery to influence key external audiences.
Prior to joining Nortel, Mr. Azif was a Manager of Industry Relations and Regulatory for PrimeCo Personal Communications, L.P.'s Corporate Engineering Department that is now part of Verizon Wireless. At PrimeCo, Mr. Azif was responsible for monitoring and managing regulatory, industry, and technical issues, including local number portability, numbering, enhanced 911, and the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA). Mr. Azif also participated in a variety of industry forums, including the Industry Numbering Committee (INC), PCIA BPA Numbering Group, CTIA Numbering Advisory Group (NAG), and NANC-related task forces. In addition, Mr. Azif was responsible for providing technical information for PrimeCo's External Affairs Department as part of its lobbying and legislative initiatives before Congress, the FCC, and state commissions.
Prior to joining PrimeCo, Mr. Azif was a Senior Consultant with Booz-Allen & Hamilton's Telecommunications & Information Technology Client Service Practice. At Booz-Allen, Mr. Azif provided support to the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in implementing the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA). Mr. Azif's duties included, monitoring and tracking Federal, legislative, and regulatory body hearings, meetings, and trends; researching and developing reports, press releases, and briefings; and Azif provided significant written input into DOJ Federal Register notices.
Prior to joining Booz-Allen, Mr. Azif was a Government Relations Specialist for Nortel Networks’ Washington, D.C. office where he represented Nortel's public policy, regulatory, and international trade interests before the Executive and Legislative branch agencies, and industry trade associations.
Mr. Azif received a B.A. degree in Political Science and a Master’s degree in Public Administration with a specialization in Telecommunications from the George Washington University in Washington, D.C. Mr. Azif also holds a Paralegal Certificate (ABA approved) from the Southeastern Career Institute, Dallas, TX.
Mr. Azif also is active with several volunteer and membership organizations including serving as President & Co-Founder of the North Texas Global Telecommunications Society (NTGTS) and the Communications & Technology Connections (CTC). He also is active with the Federal Communications Bar Association (FCBA), National Capitol Area Paralegal Association (NCAPA), George Washington University Alumni Association, and Phi Kappa Psi, D.C. Alumni Association.
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