Sophia Eyassu is a Division Vice President in Verizon Partner Solutions, the multi-billion dollar, global wholesale business unit of Verizon.  She currently leads a sales team managing one of the largest client in that base.  

Sophia joined the company in 1995 and has held a variety of positions with increasing responsibility in domestic and international sales, marketing, business development, and procurement. Prior to joining Verizon, Sophia managed her own computer export business.

Sophia has an M.B.A. from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and a B.A. in International Relations from Mount Holyoke College.    She is passionate about women’s empowerment and corporate social responsibility and launched a mentoring program to help empower female employees at Verizon.  Sophia resides in West Orange, New Jersey and is the mother of 25 year old twin sons.