Dan Yost
Executive Vice President of Product & IT

As executive vice president of Product & IT, Dan Yost is responsible for the product development and management of Qwest’s voice, data and IP portfolio, including the development of new services and the deployment of voice over Internet protocol (VoIP), as well as maintaining the critical information technology infrastructure used to deliver services.

With more than 30 years of telecommunications experience, Mr. Yost joined Qwest from Allegiance Telecom, Inc., a facilities-based national local exchange carrier, where he served as the company’s president and chief operating officer. While at Allegiance, he managed the company’s day-to-day operations, which included the delivery of local and long-distance communications, international calling, high-speed data transmission and Internet services.

Previously, Mr. Yost held senior management positions at several technology companies, including AT&T Wireless, McCaw Cellular Communications, MetroCel Cellular, Inc. and NETCOM Online Communications.

Mr. Yost holds both a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering and an M.B.A. from Southern Methodist University.