Tom Donnelly

Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer, Sales & Global Services

Tom is co-founder and chief operating officer, responsible for worldwide sales, support, professional services and business development at Sandvine.

An accomplished telecommunications entrepreneur, Tom was part of the executive team for PixStream - which was later sold to Cisco Systems for more than $500 million. Tom was responsible for sales and business development, winning prestigious customers such as Bell Canada, Eircom (formerly Telecom Ireland), Telenor, and SingTel, as well as building a successful partnership and channel program that included Newbridge Networks (Alcatel), Nortel Networks, Next Level Communications (Motorola) and Cisco Systems.

Tom’s international experience includes executive-level positions managing marketing and business development operations in the Asia Pacific Region, Europe, Latin America and North America.

Tom has been involved in the telecommunications sector since 1990 and is a popular speaker and recognized authority on broadband market issues. He has spoken at notable events such as Broadband World Forum, Supercomm and CommunicAsia.

In 2007, Tom and his fellow co-founders were honoured with the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year award in the technology category for their success and dedication to their work at Sandvine.

Tom holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from McGill University and is a graduate of the Wharton executive development program at the University of Pennsylvania. He currently resides in Ottawa with his family.