James Patterson is currently the chairman and CEO of Patterson Advisory Services, an organization focused on business lifecycle strategies for start-up and early stage businesses. Jim sold his first start-up, Mobile Symmetry, to Infotel Broadband Services Ltd. in 2011. Prior to that, Jim held various leadership roles during his 15 year tenure with Sprint, including president of Wholesale Services from 2008 to 2009, vice president of Cable Solutions from 2005 to 2008, vice president of Carrier Markets and of Network Access Management from 2001 to 2005, and vice president of Sprint E|Solutions Finance from 2000 to 2001. Earlier, Jim was a consultant to the financial services industry at Andersen Consulting (now Accenture).

Located in the telecom hotbed of Texas, Jim provides TIP multiple decades of valuable telecom experience.