# Sowmyanarayan Sampath

> Sowmyanarayan Sampath is CEO of Zayo, effective September 1, 2026, following a twelve-year Verizon career that included leading its Business and Consumer groups. Raised in Kolkata and trained in commerce, accounting and business strategy, he previously led telecom consulting work at Boston Consulting Group. His public leadership philosophy emphasizes clear priorities, kindness, customer feedback and practical applications of AI.

- **Role:** Chief Executive Officer at Zayo Group
- **Organizations:** Zayo Group, Verizon, Boston Consulting Group, KPMG, Canadian Tire Corporation, The Paley Center for Media, TechUnited NJ, Smithsonian Institution Education Working Group, Mehrotra Institute for Business, Markets & Society
- **Education:** Bachelor of Commerce, St. Xavier’s College, University of Calcutta, Chartered Accountant, Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, MBA in Strategy and Policy, Boston University, Questrom School of Business
- **Known for:** Helped create Verizon’s Network Transformation and OneFiber initiatives., Led commercial launches of Verizon 5G and multi-access edge computing solutions as President of Global Enterprise., Led Verizon Consumer during the 2023 launch of myPlan and the 2025 launch of Project 624 customer-service tools.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2014** — Worked at KPMG and Boston Consulting Group; became a BCG Partner and Managing Director and led its Global Communications Practice.
- **2014** — Joined Verizon as Senior Vice President of Business Transformation.
- **2014-2022** — Held roles including Chief Product Officer, Verizon Media finance and transformation leadership, President of Global Enterprise and Verizon Business Chief Revenue Officer.
- **2022** — Elected to Canadian Tire Corporation’s board; became Verizon Business CEO effective July 1.
- **2023** — Became Verizon Consumer Group CEO in April; myPlan launched in May.
- **2026** — Stepped down as Verizon Consumer CEO on February 4; remained an adviser until his March 27 separation.
- **2026** — Zayo announced his appointment July 14; he succeeded Steve Smith as CEO September 1.
- **2026** — Boston University’s Mehrotra Institute announced his board appointment October 15.

## Achievements

- Helped create Verizon’s Network Transformation and OneFiber initiatives.
- Led commercial launches of Verizon 5G and multi-access edge computing solutions as President of Global Enterprise.
- Led Verizon Consumer during the 2023 launch of myPlan and the 2025 launch of Project 624 customer-service tools.
- Led Verizon’s Frontier acquisition work from due diligence through regulatory approval and integration planning, according to Zayo’s biography.
- Appointed CEO of Zayo following leadership of Verizon’s enterprise and consumer groups.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Joined the Mehrotra Institute board, announced October 15.
- **2026-10** — Zayo announced Mariana Agathoklis Schlock as its first EVP, Chief Communications & Marketing Officer, reporting to Sampath.
- **2026-09** — Began as Zayo CEO on September 1, succeeding Steve Smith.
- **2026-07** — Zayo announced his planned appointment as CEO.

## Links

- Website: https://www.zayo.com/company-leadership/sowmyanarayan-sampath/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sowmyanarayan

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Last updated: 2026-10-24