# Yousef Javadi

> Yousef Javadi is the co-founder, president and CEO of LTN, a media technology company providing managed IP video transport and broadcast workflows. His earlier career included senior roles at Sprint International, Primus North America, MCI, GE Americom and NexTone. An MIT engineering graduate with an MBA from Harvard Business School, he has built a career around international communications networks and the businesses that use them.

- **Role:** Co-Founder, President and CEO at LTN
- **Organizations:** LTN, Sprint International, Primus North America, MCI, GE Americom, GE Starsys, Overseas Telecom Inc. (OTI), Hughes Network Systems, Potomac Venture Partners, NexTone Communications
- **From:** Tehran, Iran
- **Education:** BS and MS in Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MBA, Harvard Business School, Alborz High School, Tehran
- **Known for:** Co-founded LTN with Malik Khan and Yair Amir., Led Sprint International and held senior operating roles at Primus North America., LTN was selected by PBS in June 2026 to provide a managed IP network spanning more than 330 member stations.

## Career timeline

- **Before 1985** — Worked at Hughes Network Systems in product management.
- **1985-1991** — Vice President of Sales and Marketing at OTI.
- **1991-1995** — Director of Global Services at MCI.
- **1995-1997** — Vice President of Business Development at GE Americom.
- **1997** — Joined Primus in March as Chief Operating Officer of Primus North America.
- **2002** — As President of Sprint International, discussed expansion of IP-based corporate communications into Colombia.
- **Before LTN** — Founded and led Potomac Venture Partners, advising and financing telecom ventures.
- **2006** — President and COO of NexTone Communications, working alongside CEO Malik Khan.
- **2007-2008** — LTN’s history dates the founding idea to 2007; its leadership biographies date co-founding to 2008.
- **2010** — LTN delivered its first customer transmission on June 24, connecting an Alabama interview to a New York studio.
- **2026** — Listed by MIT as a featured speaker for its February 10 Industry Leaders Series with co-founder Yair Amir.

## Achievements

- Co-founded LTN with Malik Khan and Yair Amir.
- Led Sprint International and held senior operating roles at Primus North America.
- LTN was selected by PBS in June 2026 to provide a managed IP network spanning more than 330 member stations.
- Under Javadi’s leadership, LTN reported more than 3,000 satellite-to-IP site migrations in July 2026.
- LTN appeared in Streaming Media’s 2022 Streaming Media 50 and 2025 Top 100 company lists.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — LTN announced an integration of LTN Schedule Playout with Sony’s Ci Media Cloud on October 13.
- **2026-07** — LTN announced more than 3,000 completed satellite-to-IP site migrations on July 22.
- **2026-06** — PBS selected LTN for a managed IP video network across more than 330 member stations; deployment was scheduled through the end of 2026.
- **2026-02** — MIT listed Javadi and Yair Amir for a February 10 discussion on building LTN at Mama Ayeshas in Washington, DC.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yousef-javadi-b32aa010

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Last updated: 2026-10-21