# Andy Goorno

> Andy Goorno is the co-founder and CEO of Sakon, the enterprise telecom and device management company with roots in Global Sourcing Group, founded in 2003. A Stanford economics graduate and former collegiate sabre competitor, he previously worked at IDT and co-founded a voice-services venture with Amine Doukkali in 1999. His public writing focuses on accurate inventory, experienced service teams and the productive use of technology.

- **Role:** Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer at Sakon
- **Organizations:** Sakon, Global Sourcing Group (GSG), IDT Corporation
- **Education:** Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Stanford University
- **Known for:** Western regional men’s sabre champion for Stanford in 1985., Co-founded and leads Sakon., Led Sakon as it earned AOTMP Efficiency First vendor solution certification in 2018.

## Career timeline

- **1985** — Won the Western regional men’s sabre championship while at Stanford.
- **Before 1999** — Served as an early executive at IDT and helped guide its early development and initial public offering.
- **1999** — Left IDT and formed the earlier Sakon voice-services business with Amine Doukkali.
- **2003** — Co-founded Global Sourcing Group, the enterprise management business now known as Sakon.
- **2005** — GSG built a database of normalized vendor definitions for telecom inventory.
- **2008** — GSG introduced Mobile Manager.
- **2010** — GSG launched its wireline management software service.
- **2017** — GSG brought its platforms together as Sakon.
- **2022** — Delivered the keynote at the Sakonnected gathering in Pune.
- **2026** — Published Digital Lifelines essay setting a goal of one million devices given a second life by 2030.

## Achievements

- Western regional men’s sabre champion for Stanford in 1985.
- Co-founded and leads Sakon.
- Led Sakon as it earned AOTMP Efficiency First vendor solution certification in 2018.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Published an essay outlining Digital Lifelines and its device reuse target for 2030.
- **2025-11** — Welcomed Joe Fasanella as Sakon’s chief revenue officer to support global growth.

## Links

- Website: https://www.sakon.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andygoorno

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Last updated: 2026-10-23