Sam Bucci serves as the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, overseeing all research and development, product management, and customer support teams for the company’s IP Optical Networking and Secure Cloud Communications solutions. Before joining Ribbon, Sam led the multi-billion-dollar optical networking business unit at Nokia and Alcatel-Lucent. Following Nokia’s acquisition of Alcatel-Lucent’s packet optical business in 2016, he was responsible for the P&L of the entire optical networking business unit, managing various functions such as engineering, product management, portfolio management, business strategy, supply chain, regional business centers (RBC), support and professional services, marketing communications, and product marketing.
Prior to his tenure at Nokia and Alcatel-Lucent, Sam held several senior roles in product management, sales, and business development within Nortel Networks’ optical business unit. He earned a Bachelor of Engineering degree with distinction from McGill University in Canada.