Margaret Chiosi, AT&T's well-known and outspoken Distinguished Network Architect who has been one of the lead individuals in the virtualization community, has retired from the Tier 1 US operator, Light Reading believes.
Chiosi was due to speak at the Big Communications Event (BCE) this week in Austin, Texas, but retired suddenly last week: Toby Ford, AVP of cloud technology, strategy and planning at AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T), stood in to provide the BCE crowds with an update on the operator's virtualization efforts.
In a statement issued to Light Reading, AT&T noted: "Margaret retired on May 16 after 39 years of service at AT&T. She didn't indicate her future plans but we wish her the best of luck."
Chiosi has long been a prominent figure in the telecom sector, driving AT&T developments in the Ethernet and optical sectors and playing a significant role in the formation of the virtualization community in telecoms. For more on her background and involvement in the industry, see:
All the best Margaret! She was instrumental in the success of the MEF in its early days. Always active and a great motivator, she got people to collaborate and get things done (not easy in the all-volunteer crowd that comprises the MEF).
An Interesting and Straight-Talking Speaker Margaret always drew a big crowd because she knew what she was talking about and would state her opinions clearly. No hiding behind ambiguity for Margaret!
She is also a nice person, which is not as common as it should be.
Here's hoping that Margaret makes at least one more post-retirement speech somewhere!
She will be missed I am really going to miss hearing Margaret speak at our events. She was always so energetic and passionate and managed to make even the most technical and complicated things make sense. I wish her the best of luck. She deserves it!
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