Sean Alexander in

Sean Alexander

Login to view DISC.
Senior Vice President at Lumen Technologies
📍 United States

Sean Alexander is an SVP at Lumen Technologies and a co-founder of Microsoft AI, where he initiated the first partnership with OpenAI. He has a 25-year track record as an entrepreneur, managing P&Ls over $200M and driving innovation in AI and cloud solutions. Colleagues describe him as collaborative, smart, and a strategic thinker.

Outside of his executive roles, Sean is actively involved in his community, serving as a Trustee for his alma mater, The University of Tulsa, and for the Philbrook Museum of Art. His personal passions include family, philanthropy, technology, travel, and great BBQ. His wife is an airline pilot and a Lieutenant Colonel in the USAF.

He is a co-recipient of a Technical Emmy® Award for his contributions to streaming media platforms.

Read the full overview →
Experience
28 Years
Current Role
Senior Vice President
Job Level
Leadership
Location
United States
Personality Overview

How Sean shows up

Communication Style
Decision Approach
Work Preference

Behavioral traits and communication patterns that shape how this person evaluates opportunities, builds trust, and makes decisions in professional settings.

Login to view personality overview.
Priorities

Topics Sean cares about

AI-First Transformation
Co-founded Microsoft AI, spearheaded the initial OpenAI partnership, and recently highlighted Lumen's transformation into an AI-first organization.
Ecosystem Development
His current role at Lumen focuses on building a world-class business development team to drive strategic partnerships, co-innovation, and new revenue streams.
+5 more topics Login to view topics
Career

Work history

8-2025
Senior Vice President
Lumen Technologies
3-2023
President
Phoenician Advisors
3-2023
Founder
Phoenician Advisors
5-2019 - 4-2023
Principal Director of Engineering - Cloud + AI for Industry
Microsoft
5-2019 - 4-2023
Principal - Cloud + AI
Microsoft
In the press

Media appearances

No media yetWe could not find public media appearances for this person.
Education
Executive Certificate in AI Business Strategy
MIT Sloan School of Management
Microsoft Executive Bench (eMBA) program
Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management
B.S.B.A.
The University of Tulsa
Social presence
in
Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

DISC behavioral profile

Dominance, influence, steadiness, and calculativeness scores with guidance on how this person prefers to communicate and decide.

Login to view DISC.

Other Lumen Technologies Employees

Explore more public profiles from related professionals.

More profiles

Discover additional public profiles from our index.

Unlock the full playbookSee exactly how to sell to Sean. Free, 10 seconds.