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Todd Achilles: Revolutionizing The World of Broadcast Television
Category: Business
Duration: 00:21:13
Publish Date: 2018-04-04 22:30:58
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As the President and CEO of Edge Spectrum, Todd Achilles is revolutionizing the world of broadcast television. Today he shows us how he does it. Todd also weighs in on net neutrality, explores how high speed broadband can be an equalizing force across social class, shares his thoughts on the future of broadcasting and mobile services, and so much more.

Topics include:

  • A behind-the-scenes look into Edge Spectrum and its position in the broadcasting world
  • Unlocking broadcasting through the Internet (and the dissemination of information)
  • Democratizing how information is distributed and available
  • Global distribution of media (and the relationships between continental networks)
  • The future uses of voice commands

Todd Achilles is the President & CEO of Edge Spectrum, Inc. Todd has spent his career in product, engineering, marketing, and sales roles within the tech and telecom sectors. Previously, Todd was VP/GM for Consumer Mobility at Hewlett-Packard where he led the worldwide business unit as well as HP’s global connectivity initiatives. At HTC, Todd was employee number two and led the Americas region where he grew the smartphone leader to over a billion dollars in revenue. At T-Mobile, Todd led the product management team and was responsible for a $2B devices portfolio and 16M mobile devices per year.

Todd also serves as a principal at Xanthus Energy Partners, which applies next generation connectivity to make energy demand more responsive. A former U.S. Army tank officer, Todd holds two U.S. patents and is an American Marshall Memorial Fellow. He is board vice chair of City Year San Jose/Silicon Valley, an education-focused nonprofit that unites young people for a year of public service in under-resourced schools. Todd received his BA from Claremont McKenna College, his MBA and MAIS from the University of Washington, and MPA from the Goldman School of Public Policy at UC Berkeley where he also serves as a lecturer.

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