Vinton Cerf is senior Vice president of data architecture for MCI's Data and Information Services Division, a unit of MCI Business Markets. Cerf is responsible for the design and development of the network architecture to support MCI's future data and information services. This includes the development of a common network framework that will enable MCI to deliver a combination of data, information, voice and video services which businesses and consumers can use with equal ease.
Cerf, who previously was with MCI in the early eighties, recently was vice president of the Corporation for National Research Initiatives (CNRI), where he conducted national research efforts on information infrastructure technologies. Cerf co-developed the computer networking protocol, TCP/IP, widely used in the industry and for communications between the diverse university, government and commercial data networks, known collectively as the Internet. He also has served as president of the Internet Society since 1992.
From 1982 to 1986, Cerf was vice president of MCI Digital Information Services serving as the chief engineer of MCI Mail. He played a major role in sponsoring the development of Internet-related data packet technologies during his stint with the Department of Defense's Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) from 1976 to 1982.
Cerf is a fellow of the IEEE, ACM and AAAS, and the recipient of numerous awards and commendations in connection with his work on the Internet.
Cerf holds a bachelor of science degree in mathematics from Stanford University and a masters of science degree and Ph.D. in computer science from UCLA.
The Data and Information Services Division, located in Dallas, Texas, consolidates MCI's data development, marketing and operations resources to better meet customer needs in all aspects of the growing field of data and information services. This includes the increasing demand by consumers and corporations for integrated services such as messaging, information retrieval, on-line shopping, Internet services, virtual broadband data networking, private line and videoconferencing services.
MCI, headquartered in Washington, D.C., has expanded from its core long distance business to become the world's third largest carrier of international calling and a premier provider of data communications over the vast Internet computer network. With annual revenue of more than $13.3 billion, the company today provides a wide array of consumer and business long distance and local services, data and video communications, on-line information, electronic mail, network management services and communications software.
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