Vern M. Kennedy

VERN M. KENNEDY is a co-Founder of Broadview Networks and has served as
President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman since the company’s
inception in 1996. He has led implementation of the corporate vision and
guided development of the company’s unique operational support system.
For seven years before helping establish Broadview Networks, he was a
NYNEX (now Verizon Communications) executive, responsible for field and
customer service operations, process improvement, and general business
management. Mr. Kennedy directed NYNEX teams of up to 500 people, formed
and staffed the company’s top-rated strategic business account center,
established a $1.2 billion small-business unit, and upgraded service
performance as part of a $75 million income-improvement plan. Mr.
Kennedy has been honored by Crain’s New York Business as a ’40 Under 40′
rising star and by Telecom Investor as a ‘Hot Entrepreneur.’ He holds a
BS degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from Princeton
University and an MBA from New York University, both with honors.