Michael Adams
Michael Adams
Public Sector Federal Civilian National Markets
Michael serves as sales lead for the Public Sector Civilian Team. The team is focused on strategic growth for the Federal Civilian Agencies nationwide utilizing Verizon Business Group’s Wireline and Wireless product portfolio. The winning aspiration of the team is to deliver the most transformative solutions; built on the nation’s most reliable and secure networks; that modernize and safeguard critical infrastructure and enable those in public service to achieve their missions.
Prior to this role, Michael served as lead for the Wireless Solutions Sales Team in Verizon Partner Solutions (VPS). He led a team of highly motivated sales professionals that worked collaboratively with established wireless carriers build their next generation 5G. He also created and served as sales lead for the VPS Business Development (BD) team. The BD team was commissioned to better enable partners to sell more, grow new partnerships, and develop new paths to market with VPS.
Michael was also a Master Black Belt (MBB) in the Verizon’s Business Transformation Team. He had overall responsibility for Lean Six Sigma process improvements and Business Transformation for the VBG Wholesale organization. His team delivered both hard and soft revenue benefits to the bottom line.
Michael managed a diverse project portfolio across sales, marketing and operations. He led a team of Black Belts that utilized a time-tested method for improving speed and quality by removing waste, streamlining processes, reducing variances, and eliminating defects.
Michael has 26 years of service with Verizon and has held a variety of roles in sales, business development, marketing, lean six sigma, and product management. His diverse experiences have presented him the opportunity to work with cross functional partners in operations, network, regulatory, legal, sales, product management, corporate strategy, and finance.
Michael leverages those diverse cross functional partnerships internally to effectively interface externally with many customer contacts from Technicians to C-Levels. Michael truly believes that we are “All Better by Working Together”.
Michael interned with Verizon through the INROADS program and received his degree in Economics from Princeton University. He resides with his wife and four children in Davidsonville, Maryland.