John Stankey

John Stankey
John Stankey
Born	1962 (age 61–62)
Education	Loyola Marymount University (BBA); University of California, Los Angeles (MBA);
Occupation	CEO of AT&T
Known for	AT&T's acquisitions of DirecTV and Time Warner

John T. Stankey (born 1962) is an American businessman who is the CEO of AT&T.^[1]^[2] He previously was AT&T's president and COO and before that CEO of WarnerMedia.^[3]^[2]^[4] Stankey led AT&T's acquisition of DirecTV and Time Warner in 2015 and 2018, respectively.^[5]^[6] He assumed the CEO role of AT&T in July 2020, succeeding Randall L. Stephenson.

^ Lee, Edmund (April 24, 2020). "AT&T Names John Stankey C.E.O. as Randall Stephenson Plans to Retire". The New York Times. Retrieved January 15, 2021. AT&T, the telecommunications giant that has moved into media and entertainment, announced a changing of the guard on Friday. John Stankey, a veteran of the company, will become its new chief executive starting July 1. He will take the reins from Randall L. Stephenson, who has led AT&T since 2007.
^ ^a ^b James, Meg (April 24, 2020). "AT&T names John Stankey CEO as Randall Stephenson retires". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 15, 2021. He will join AT&T's board in June.
^ Lee, Edmund (April 24, 2020). "AT&T Names John Stankey C.E.O. as Randall Stephenson Plans to Retire". The New York Times. Retrieved January 19, 2021. After he was named chief operating officer and president in October, the hedge fund noted with disapproval that Mr. Stankey "would now also be responsible for an additional $145 billion of revenue as the president and C.O.O. of the entire company."
^ Lee, Edmund (April 24, 2020). "AT&T Names John Stankey C.E.O. as Randall Stephenson Plans to Retire". The New York Times. Retrieved January 19, 2021. In his 20 months at the WarnerMedia helm, Mr. Stankey refashioned the division to focus on streaming and dissolved the borders between the conglomerate's separate units.
^ Cite error: The named reference AT&T-Leadership was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Cohan, William D. (March 5, 2019). ""The AT&T Guys, at the End of the Day, Are Bean Counters": With Plepler Out of HBO, Wall Street Scrutinizes the Logic of AT&T's Monster Reorg". Vanity Fair. Archived from the original on July 5, 2019. Retrieved March 8, 2019.

[1] Lee, Edmund (April 24, 2020). "AT&T Names John Stankey C.E.O. as Randall Stephenson Plans to Retire". The New York Times. Retrieved January 15, 2021. AT&T, the telecommunications giant that has moved into media and entertainment, announced a changing of the guard on Friday. John Stankey, a veteran of the company, will become its new chief executive starting July 1. He will take the reins from Randall L. Stephenson, who has led AT&T since 2007.

[:0-2] James, Meg (April 24, 2020). "AT&T names John Stankey CEO as Randall Stephenson retires". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 15, 2021. He will join AT&T's board in June.

[3] Lee, Edmund (April 24, 2020). "AT&T Names John Stankey C.E.O. as Randall Stephenson Plans to Retire". The New York Times. Retrieved January 19, 2021. After he was named chief operating officer and president in October, the hedge fund noted with disapproval that Mr. Stankey "would now also be responsible for an additional $145 billion of revenue as the president and C.O.O. of the entire company."

[4] Lee, Edmund (April 24, 2020). "AT&T Names John Stankey C.E.O. as Randall Stephenson Plans to Retire". The New York Times. Retrieved January 19, 2021. In his 20 months at the WarnerMedia helm, Mr. Stankey refashioned the division to focus on streaming and dissolved the borders between the conglomerate's separate units.

[AT&T-Leadership-5] Cite error: The named reference AT&T-Leadership was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[6] Cohan, William D. (March 5, 2019). ""The AT&T Guys, at the End of the Day, Are Bean Counters": With Plepler Out of HBO, Wall Street Scrutinizes the Logic of AT&T's Monster Reorg". Vanity Fair. Archived from the original on July 5, 2019. Retrieved March 8, 2019.

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