Technology >> CEO Interviews >> January 18, 1999
BERNARD J. EBBERS has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of
MCI WorldCom since 1985, and as a director of the company since its
inception in 1983. Among the 'founding fathers' of the company, then
known as LDDS, Mr. Ebbers was a passive investor until accepting an
invitation to become CEO in April 1985. Mr. Ebbers served as Chairman of
the Board of Directors of the Competitive Telecommunications Association
from 1993 through 1995. He was among sixteen outstanding CEOs recognized
by FINANCIAL WORLD in April 1997 and one of BUSINESS WEEK's 25 Top
Managers in 1997. Because of his commitment to developing jobs and
resources in Mississippi's telecommunications industry, Mr. Ebbers was
inducted into the Mississippi Business Hall of Fame in May 1995. In 1992
Mr. Ebbers received Mississippi College's highest honor, the 'Alumnus of
the Year' award, and was granted an honorary Doctor of Laws degree.
Currently he serves on the Mississippi College board of trustees. In
addition, Mr. Ebbers was granted an honorary doctorate from Toughaloo
College in May 1998.
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