Leadership Team

Gregory Geodjenian is Vice President of Membership at TM Forum, where he brings over 20 years of experience in leading high-performing commercial teams and driving strategic growth initiatives. Since joining TM Forum in 2020, Gregory has been instrumental in expanding the organisation’s global Membership, leveraging his deep understanding of the telecom and digital ecosystems. His visionary leadership has cultivated an environment of trust, collaboration, and innovation, significantly enhancing the Forum’s influence and impact across the industry.

Before joining TM Forum, Gregory spent nine years in the extended leadership team at the GSMA. During his tenure, he was integral to the expansion of GSMA’s Membership and played a key role in fostering industry collaboration and engagement. His commercial acumen and strategic insight were crucial in driving growth and enhancing its value proposition to Members across the globe.

Gregory’s career is marked by his ability to build strong, meaningful relationships, lead high-performing, cross-functional teams, and deliver long-term value for stakeholders. His commitment to TM Forum’s mission and his forward-thinking approach continue to drive the organisation’s success, ensuring its relevance and leadership within the rapidly evolving digital landscape.

As Vice President of Innovation at TM Forum, Aaron Boasman-Patel plays a pivotal role in driving the organization’s innovation strategy as a member of the leadership team. He oversees TM Forum’s Innovation Engine, which includes the Catalyst Program, delivering over 65 cutting-edge proof-of-concept demonstrations annually. Aaron also leads the Innovation Hub, bringing enterprise solutions to market from initial concepts through to production. In addition, Aaron heads TM Forum’s hackathons and tech start-up programs, fostering end-to-end innovation that spans from creative ideas to enterprise-grade implementations. As an experienced speaker and thought leader, he regularly chairs and facilitates workshops at international industry conferences and internal events. With over 17 years of experience in telecoms and related industries, Aaron combines deep industry knowledge with strategic leadership. He holds an M.A. (Oxon) from the University of Oxford and is based in London, UK.

As Vice President of Marketing at TM Forum, Laura leads the global marketing team with overall responsibility for brand strategy, product, membership and digital marketing as well as corporate and employee communications. A key member of the leadership team, she has a strategic role in shaping TM Forum’s voice and presence across the global telco and technology ecosystem and delivering value for our Members.

With nearly two decades of experience in the telecoms industry, Laura brings a global perspective and proven track record in marketing transformation. Prior to joining TM Forum, she held senior marketing roles at Colt Technology Services and worked at Telecom New Zealand (now Spark New Zealand), with a focus on driving growth, enabling customer success, and enhancing business performance.

Passionate about gender equality in the workplace, Laura was previously a member of the Women@Colt leadership team. She has since co-founded and serves as Co-Chair of Women@Tech, a volunteer-led organization in the UK dedicated to connecting, developing, and advocating for women in technology, with the support of leading technology companies from across the industry.

Specializing in workforce planning, people analytics, reward and people operations, Jo’s career is defined by his ability to leverage technology and data-driven strategies to enhance organizational effectiveness and employee engagement. Jo has led a successful post-merger integration and consolidation of employee lifecycle and payroll processes. This resulted in significant operational efficiencies through the implementation of a modern HR technology stack, the consolidation of two payroll systems, and automation of key processes and system integrations. 

With a love for event management and a strong focus on quality, Elaine has built a successful career as a leader in the commercial conference world. Over her career, she has had the privilege to work with incredible people, delivering exciting and high-profile events. To do this successfully, she believes in working closely with colleagues and takes pride in building strong, supportive teams. Helping people and teams grow is a key part of her work, and she is known for setting high standards and delivering great results.

Ian passionately believes you must strike the correct balance between people, technology, data, and process to deliver great products and services. He’s worked across Europe, for several CSP and Telecoms Vendors: Ericsson, O2, EE, TalkTalk & Orange. He started life as an accountant, but quickly moved into IT, moving from BA to project manager then into Architecture where he has focused for the last 20+ years. He’s set up architecture practices as well as working as an independent consultant, all the time using a continuous improvement mindset to drive positive disruption and transformation.

Dean has 25 years’ experience in the telecoms software industry, firstly with global operators such as Verizon and now as a trusted analyst. For the last 15 years he has worked with the world’s leading software vendors as an analyst and consultant, creating thought leadership content and advising on OSS and RAN topics. He now leads TM Forum’s Research and Media department.

Richard is a strategic technology leader with more than two decades of experience delivering complex, business-critical IT and digital transformation programs. As VP, Technology, Data and Digital Experience at TM Forum, He is responsible for shaping and executing the organization’s digital strategy, aligning technology initiatives with business goals to enhance member value.

Having worked in a number of sectors as a digital consultant where he has played a pivotal role in transforming organizations.

Lindsay is an experienced attorney with nearly twenty years of experience across the corporate and nonprofit sectors. She has served as in-house counsel for both a publicly traded company and a startup and has advised global and national nonprofits on regulatory and compliance matters. Known for her sharp problem-solving skills and strategic insight, Lindsay brings a practical, client-focused approach to every challenge.

As Head of Business Operations at TM Forum, James leads the Project Management Office, overseeing the delivery of strategic programs and initiatives across TM Forum’s three industry missions. He is responsible for ensuring high standards of quality and best practices in delivery, while also overseeing TM Forum’s Collaboration events, including Accelerate.

With a strong foundation in Telecommunications, James has led complex projects and programs across network infrastructure, security, voice, and hybrid cloud solutions for leading multinational organizations. He brings deep expertise in managing large-scale transitions and transformations, forging strategic partnerships to unlock long-term value and impact. James is passionate about continuous improvement and champions a collaborative and inclusive environment across our member projects to drive high quality, high impact outcomes for the industry.

As Vice President of Education at TM Forum, Shuvo leads our work to uplift the capabilities of our members. He oversees certification programmes which equip individuals and companies with knowledge and skills in all aspects of ODA standards and tools. He works to ensure that members can apply what they learn to digital transformation challenges across IT and Networks in a cloud-native and AI-first world.

Prior to TM Forum, Shuvo conceived and built the ‘Google Digital Academy’ – which supported the digital transformation of Google’s top customers for 10 years across EMEA. He also brings a long commercial background as a Google Country Sales Director, in strategy consulting, P&G brand management, and a sustainability start-up.

Throughout his career, Shuvo has been on a mission to transform industries through the connection of people, skills, technology and data – enabling executives to change the way they work and leading people-centric transformation of their organisations.

Robert Mangione is a New York State licensed Certified Public Accountant (CPA) with a demonstrated history of success in financial management and accounting roles. With experience spanning diverse industries, including digital media and consumer goods, Robert has consistently delivered accurate financial reporting, driven process improvements, and provided valuable support to senior leadership.

As Senior Director, Financial Planning & Analysis for TM Forum, Robert leads financial planning processes, drives operational efficiency, and influences commercial decision-making. He focuses on strategic leadership and executive collaboration, shaping financial strategies, and driving business outcomes.