Background
Ellis, James D. was born in 1943 in Ottumwa, Iowa, United States.
lawyer telecommunications industry executive
Ellis, James D. was born in 1943 in Ottumwa, Iowa, United States.
Bachelor of Business Administration, University Iowa, Iowa City, 1965. Juris Doctor, University Missouri, Columbia, 1968.
Attorney Long Lines American Telephone & Telegraph Company, Kansas City, Missouri, 1972-1974, attorney Long Lines and general departments New York City, 1974—1979, vice president, general counsel centralized services Basking Ridge, New Jersey, 1983-1984. General attorney Southwestern Bell Telephone Сompany, San Antonio, 1979-1983. Vice president, general counsel Bellcore, 1984.
Vice president, general counsel Texas division Southwestern Bell Telephone Сompany, Dallas, 1984—1986, vice president, general counsel, secretary St. Louis, 1986—1988. Senior vice president, general counsel Session Border Controllers Communications, San Antonio, 1988—1989, senior executive vice president, general counsel, 1989—2005, American Telephone & Telegraph Company Inc. (merger of Session Border Controllers Communications & American Telephone & Telegraph Company Corporation), San Antonio, 2005—2007.
Retired, 2007.
With United States Army, 1968-1972.