Quantum, AI & Hypersonics
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John Donovan, former CEO of AT&T Communications, takes us inside the next wave of technological disruption. From quantum computing to AI governance and hypersonic flight, we explore how large-scale organizations must adapt to exponential change. This episode covers digital transformation, workforce reskilling, and the intersection of policy and innovation.
Books by John Donovan
Building the Network of the Future
Getting Smarter, Faster, and More Flexible with a Software Centric Approach
by John Donovan and Krish Prabhu
Written while Donovan was running technology and operations at AT&T, the book documents the carrier shift away from purpose-built hardware toward a software defined network. Donovan and co-editor Krish Prabhu gather contributions from operators, vendors and researchers on network virtualization, open source and white box strategy, and the architecture that had to be in place before 5G was possible. It treats the transition as an operating and organizational problem as much as an engineering one.
The Value Enterprise
Strategies for Building a Value-Based Organization
by John Donovan, Richard Tully and Brent Wortman
Donovan's first book, written with two fellow Deloitte & Touche consultants two decades before he ran AT&T Communications. It lays out a value based management approach to running a company against shareholder value rather than reported earnings: identifying the handful of drivers that actually create value in a given business, pushing that measurement down into everyday operating decisions, and aligning incentives and reporting behind it.
Value-Creating Growth
How to Lift Your Company to the Next Level of Performance
by Tom Doorly and John Donovan
The 1999 follow-up, published by Jossey-Bass, turning from measuring value to growing it. The argument is that a great deal of corporate growth destroys value rather than creating it, and that the discipline is telling the difference in advance: separating expansion that compounds returns from expansion that only adds revenue.
More Videos of John Donovan
Haiqu Raises $11 Million in Seed Round
Quantum software company Haiqu raised $11M in seed funding led by Primary Venture Partners, with participation from John Donovan's Qudit Investments, to launch a hardware-aware quantum operating system running near-term applications at 100x less computational cost.
Former AT&T CEO and Lockheed Martin Board Member John Donovan Joins Skylark Labs' Defense Advisory Board
John Donovan, former CEO of AT&T Communications and current Lockheed Martin board member, joins Skylark Labs' Defense Advisory Board, bringing expertise in telecommunications and defense technology.
AI in Telecommunications: Q&A with John Donovan
Q&A with John Donovan, former AT&T Communications CEO, on AI's role in telecommunications and network innovation.