Vernon Irvin

Recognized as the "2022 Most Influential Black Executive in Corporate America" by Savoy Magazine, Irvin recently joined Ariel Alternatives as the Head of Go-To-Market and Value Creation.

He is a proactive member of numerous boards, including the National Black MBA Association and IntelePeer, a pioneer in AI-powered communications automation.

Irvin moved into computing and senior management positions in the telecommunications industry with several major communications companies, including MFS UUNET (now part of Verizon), Ameritech (now AT&T), and MCI.

While working as EVP at e.spire Communications, Irvin was approached by BT Ignite President and CEO Alfred Mockett to join British Telecommunications, plc.’s broadband and internet services business.

Irvin divided a $500 million applications infrastructure business with more than 2,000 employees by buying critical assets in France and Germany and creating a set of world-class standards.

In 2022, Irvin joined G-P as CRO and EVP, and within eight months he had assembled a new senior management team of diverse executives and increased revenue by 22% over the previous year.