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Daniel Hesse

Daniel R. Hesse (born c. 1953) is the former chief executive officer of Sprint Corporation.

In January 2016, Hesse joined the board of directors for PNC Financial Services where he chairs the Technology Subcommittee. He was elected to the board of directors for Akamai Technologies in August 2016 and named as Chairman in June 2021.

On October 20, 2022, Hesse was inducted into the Wireless Hall of Fame for his contributions to the wireless industry and efforts in sustainability and corporate responsibility.

Hesse's father was a career army officer. As a result, Hesse attended 10 total schools, beginning with first grade in Italy and graduating from Stuttgart American High School in Germany. He received a bachelor's degree from the University of Notre Dame in government and international studies in 1975, an MBA from the Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University in 1977, and Master's of Science from the MIT Sloan School of Management as a Sloan Fellow in 1989.

Hesse spent 23 years at AT&T where he started out as an intern.

From 1991 to 1995, he was president and CEO of AT&T Network Systems International based in the Netherlands.

He launched the online division's AT&T Worldnet service in February 1996, which introduced unlimited internet dial up for $20/month for subscribers to AT&T's long-distance services.

In May 1997, he became chief executive officer of AT&T Wireless. In 1998, Hesse oversaw the launch of AT&T's Digital One Rate. During this time, Hesse was named 1998's Wireless Industry Person of the Year RCR Magazine.

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