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Whitey is a Regular Contributor to Telephony magazine.
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In a career spanning more than 25 years, Whitey Bluestein has had a remarkable record as a change agent and spotter of major shifts in technology, business practices and industry development.
Employing his ability to synthesize information and research in combination with his dealmaking skills and access to industry leaders, Bluestein has provided clients and employers with significant competitive advantages in new and emerging industries and segments. As both a strategic advisor and dealmaker, he has managed complex business relationships and negotiated ventures and strategic alliances in the US, Europe, Asia and Canada. Bluestein has worked with domestic and international companies in telecoms, multimedia/entertainment, wireless, energy, retail and healthcare. One industry veteran observed that, "Whitey Bluestein has negotiated more wireless deals in his career than anyone in the US."
Bluestein brings deep experience and a rare set of skills to the advisory and development universe, having been both an executive in corporate and start-up environments as well as an independent strategic advisor helping companies during that complex phase of their maturation as well as telecom industry expert to top-tier VCs evaluating new businesses in the mobile and telecoms space. Bluestein was a senior executive reporting to CEOs and Presidents in several well-known and fast-growing, innovative companies for more than 20 years. Having "been there," he brings a wealth of knowledge and personal experience to his clients and understands their needs and the world in which they operate. Bluestein takes a pragmatic approach that answers the question "how do we get this deal done?" He has sat at the table and participated when important company decisions, strategies and deals were being made.
His accomplishments range from having written the US Department of Energy’s first policy mandating use of alternative fuels for Federal vehicles, and a Presidential Executive Order codifying it, to creating a new industry segment in the cellular mobile telephone industry. For the past decade, he has focused his creative and strategic thinking in the wireless, telecoms services, entertainment, broadband, and international development space. Current engagements include mobile multimedia, social networking, next generation voice mail, mobile games and entertainment, online communities and spectrum strategies.
Bluestein, a former attorney, has negotiated deals and managed strategic alliances with Microsoft, Verizon, Intel, Nokia, Disney, American Express, RadioShack, Kaiser Permanente, British Telecom, Qualcomm, AT&T, Sprint-Canada, Versatel (NL), XO, and other important companies.
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