Senior Vice President, Public Sector, Lumen
As Senior Vice President, Zain Ahmed is responsible for Lumen’s Public Sector route to market. The Public Sector group encompasses the U.S. federal government, state and local government, military agencies, research and education institutions, and public safety organizations. He leads a multifunctional customer-facing organization of more than 1,000 professionals responsible for business development, capture management, sales, solution architecture, engineering, and program management, and is accountable for the team’s overall market strategy and profitability. Zain leads the team of business professionals providing innovative adaptive networking, cybersecurity, collaboration, edge cloud & IT agility solutions, and mission support services to government and military agencies with an emphasis on delivering an excellent customer experience and best-in-class solutions via GSA contracts, state & local contracts and other contract vehicles.
Zain has successfully led a broad range of organizations during his career, including years of experience supporting government agencies with IT solutions. Most recently, he served as regional vice president for the company’s U.S. federal government practice. He previously served as vice president and general manager for the company’s civilian agency and law enforcement and cybersecurity practice, where he led an organization responsible for the sales and service of the LAN managed service that generated substantial value for both customers and the company. Prior to joining the company, Zain founded an international IT recycling business based out of Dubai. Before his own venture, he spent eight years at Verizon in various roles within the federal markets division, supporting government agencies.