Chris Pearson is the President of 5G
Americas. In his executive role, he is responsible for the overall
planning of the organization and providing management for the integration of strategy
and operations in the areas of technology, marketing, public relations and
regulatory affairs. As President of 5G
Americas (formerly called 4G Americas), Mr. Pearson represents the
organization’s Market Representation Partner interests within the 3rd Generation
Partnership Program (3GPP) organization.
Mr. Pearson led the organization from
its inception in 2001 as the 3GPP family of technologies market share grew from
10 percent in 2001 to more than 93 percent in North, Central and South America.
Mr. Pearson came to the organization from the Universal Wireless Communications
Consortium (UWCC) where he served as Executive Vice President in charge of the
strategic executive management of the global TDMA wireless technology
consortium. Prior to joining the UWCC, Mr. Pearson held several senior
technical and marketing positions at AT&T Wireless and GTE.
With more than 30 years of experience in
the telecommunications industry, Mr. Pearson is a recognized spokesperson in
mobile wireless and 5G technology trends and has spoken at technology
conferences throughout the world including CES, Mobile World Congress, CTIA
Super Mobility, LTE World, 5G World North America, and 5G Forum USA.
Mr. Pearson earned a Master of Business
Administration degree from The Albers School of Business and Economics at
Seattle University and a Bachelor of Arts degree with emphasis in Marketing and
Finance from the University of Washington.