John Neville
John Neville is a telecom industry leader, tennis enthusiast, and champion of sustainable innovation, with a distinguished career spanning more than four decades in sales and commercial leadership. He has held senior executive roles across the industry—including Executive Vice President at Ericsson, VP Enterprise Sales at Verizon Business, and Chief Revenue Officer roles at Adtran and FogHorn Systems—and has helped build and scale companies through multiple acquisitions by names like IBM, Verizon, and Johnson Controls.
Now focused on executive advisory and contributing to a more sustainable future, John brings a rare blend of commercial acumen and human-centered leadership. On Grand Slam Journey, he shares warm, practical wisdom on how tennis shaped his mindset, the value of versatility and balance, building teams grounded in trust, and finding fulfillment through every stage of a long and evolving career.