Wayne Purboo is a McMaster University alumni with 25+ years as a serial entrepreneur of the media and telecom industries. He has a range of experience in software development, systems engineering, sales, product, finance and management. He played significant roles in the creation of over $2B CDN in value across three startups. Wayne has acquired great experience in growing all aspects of technology companies. Most recently Wayne added direct to consumer understandings for carrier grade products for video and broadband as the SVP Products at AT&T. He was responsible for a portfolio that included DIRECTV, Uverse and NFL Sunday Ticket. Prior to AT&T Wayne was co-founder and CEO of QuickPlay Media. QuickPlay Media was acquired by AT&T in 2016. Wayne was also part of the executive team that led a successful exit of Solect Technology Group. Solect was acquired by Amdocs (NYSE:DOX) in 2000. At Amdocs, Wayne Purboo spent three years as CTO of the IP Division.
Over the years, Wayne's success has been recognized by numerous professional and educational institutions including Canada's Top 40 under 40, Deloitte Fast 50, Canada's Spotlight Awards and most recently by the University of the West Indies - Vice Chancellor's Award.