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David Jefferson, Sr. is president and chief executive officer of JNET Communications, LLC, a technology services holding company that includes among its family of companies Vitel Communications and ServiCom LLC. Jefferson also serves on the board of directors of the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority.
Prior to his association with JNET, Jefferson worked for AT&T for over 30 years. He held a wide variety of executive level positions during his tenure at AT&T. Most recently, he served as executive vice president of AT&T Broadband Business Services, where he led a pioneering business unit charged with providing commercial video, telephone, Internet and high-speed data services. As a result of Jefferson's leadership, the company's Networks Solutions Business Unit performed at 44 percent positive earnings.
Jefferson is dedicated to community service throughout New York and New Jersey. He has worked with such organizations as the Association for a Better New York, N.A.A.C.P, and the National Urban League. He presently serves as director and co-chair of 1,000 Churches Connected Initiative, and as senior pastor of the Metropolitan Baptist Church of Newark, a 6,000-member congregation with an active agenda of inner-city socioeconomic issues. He also serves as chairman of the Grambling State University Black & Gold Foundation. Jefferson is also involved in a wide range of activities as a teacher, pastor, attorney, and civic and community leader.
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