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COMPANY
Richard J. Phillips
Rich Phillips is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Lantern Messaging where he manages the overall strategic direction for the firm including business development, marketing and operations. He has over 24 years’ management experience in high-technology and the telecommunications industry.
From 2003 to 2014, Phillips founded and served as Managing Director for Telepoint Global Hosting Services, a global leader in wholesale voice termination with offices in Hong Kong and the U.S. As Managing Director, Phillips managed operator relations, global marketing and corporate development including product development and financial services. The firm managed more than1 billion minutes a year with a focus on Asia, the Middle East and Africa. Phillips continues to serve as Managing Director of Telepoint Global Marketing Services, a telecom data analytics company.
Prior to founding Telepoint Global, Rich served as Chief Communications Officer of Simplified Development Corp., a global provider of telecommunications software for prepaid and wholesale voice, where he led marketing, public relations and communications strategy for North America, Asia and Europe, helping the company grow from $10 million to $30 million in revenue from 2000 to 2002. Before that, Rich served as Vice President of the Next-Generation Communications Practice at Cunningham Communication, a communications consulting firm, where he managed accounts for global leaders in telecommunications and Internet technologies, including Sprint Corporation and Cisco Systems. Phillips earned a B.A. in Economics with Distinction from Boston University and a Master’s in Public Policy from Georgetown University. He lives in Austin, Texas.
Alex Panelli
Mr. Panelli serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Lantern and is currently the Founder and President of CLOUDSIGN LLC, a mobile platform for the emerging digital signage industry. Alex serves as an advisor and investor to several technology startups, including Shoeboxed, Hiku and Bay Sensors.
From 2004 to 2009, Alex served as the Chief Executive Officer of Trilibis Mobile, a platform that optimized the mobile experience across disparate handsets, mobile operating systems and devices. As CEO, Alex raised three rounds of capital totaling over $8 million.
Before Trilibis, he served in various roles with Palm (acquired by HP), Converge, Hewlett-Packard, Agilent, Motorola and Westinghouse Electric.
Alex also serves as a Board Member for the Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities (EBV), a 501(c)(3) non-profit that provides experiential training in entrepreneurship and small business management to the post-9/11 veterans and their families.
Alex holds an MBA from the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University, and a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Santa Clara University. He resides in San Diego.
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Richard J. Phillips
Rich Phillips is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Lantern Messaging where he manages the overall strategic direction for the firm including business development, marketing and operations. He has over 24 years’ management experience in high-technology and the telecommunications industry.
From 2003 to 2014, Phillips founded and served as Managing Director for Telepoint Global Hosting Services, a global leader in wholesale voice termination with offices in Hong Kong and the U.S. As Managing Director, Phillips managed operator relations, global marketing and corporate development including product development and financial services. The firm managed more than1 billion minutes a year with a focus on Asia, the Middle East and Africa. Phillips continues to serve as Managing Director of Telepoint Global Marketing Services, a telecom data analytics company.
Prior to founding Telepoint Global, Rich served as Chief Communications Officer of Simplified Development Corp., a global provider of telecommunications software for prepaid and wholesale voice, where he led marketing, public relations and communications strategy for North America, Asia and Europe, helping the company grow from $10 million to $30 million in revenue from 2000 to 2002. Before that, Rich served as Vice President of the Next-Generation Communications Practice at Cunningham Communication, a communications consulting firm, where he managed accounts for global leaders in telecommunications and Internet technologies, including Sprint Corporation and Cisco Systems. Phillips earned a B.A. in Economics with Distinction from Boston University and a Master’s in Public Policy from Georgetown University. He lives in Austin, Texas.
Alex Panelli
Mr. Panelli serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Lantern and is currently the Founder and President of CLOUDSIGN LLC, a mobile platform for the emerging digital signage industry. Alex serves as an advisor and investor to several technology startups, including Shoeboxed, Hiku and Bay Sensors.
From 2004 to 2009, Alex served as the Chief Executive Officer of Trilibis Mobile, a platform that optimized the mobile experience across disparate handsets, mobile operating systems and devices. As CEO, Alex raised three rounds of capital totaling over $8 million.
Before Trilibis, he served in various roles with Palm (acquired by HP), Converge, Hewlett-Packard, Agilent, Motorola and Westinghouse Electric.
Alex also serves as a Board Member for the Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities (EBV), a 501(c)(3) non-profit that provides experiential training in entrepreneurship and small business management to the post-9/11 veterans and their families.
Alex holds an MBA from the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University, and a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Santa Clara University. He resides in San Diego.