Stuart Elby
Consultant / Advisor at Luminate Accelerator
Profile
Dr. Stuart Elby is Senior Vice President, Advanced Engineering at Madison Square Garden Ventures, where he is responsible for the development of new media and entertainment technologies spanning video, acoustic, haptic, sensory, and camera platforms that will be deployed in MSG Sphere venues.
Previously, Elby served as Senior Vice President, Cloud Strategy and Network Technology at Infinera Corporation where he is responsible for the P&L of their data center networking product portfolio targeted at cloud and data center operators.
He also leads R&D activities in the area of packet-optical optimization.
Prior to Infinera, Elby served as VP and Chief Technologist of Verizon Labs and Verizon Digital Media Service.
During his tenure at Verizon, he had significant influence in the architecture and development of Verizon’s networks and services platforms including the migration to packet voice, the adoption of MPLS, introduction of wavelength switching/ROADM platforms, the first live Carrier 100G long haul circuit, and automated digital media distribution services.
He serves on several university and industry advisory boards.
Elby holds a BS in Optical Engineering from the University of Rochester and an MSEE and Doctorate from Columbia University.
Stuart Elby active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Luminate Accelerator
 Luminate Accelerator Investment ManagersFinance Luminate Accelerator (Luminate) is a venture capital firm founded in 2017. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Consultant / Advisor | - |
| Madison Square Garden Corp. | Private Equity Investor | 01/11/2018 |
Former positions of Stuart Elby
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
| VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS | Private Equity Investor | 01/07/2014 |
Verizon Digital Media Services, Inc.
 Verizon Digital Media Services, Inc. Advertising/Marketing ServicesCommercial Services Verizon Digital Media Services, Inc. provides content delivery network services. It operates a platform for online video streaming called Reach Engine that allows companies to create and curate video content on new era tools and enable smart, secure and elastic cloud services in sync with media workflow. The firm's solutions include live streaming, broadcast/OTT solution, web acceleration and commerce acceleration. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
| The Trustees of Columbia University in The City of New York | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
| INFINERA CORPORATION | Private Equity Investor | 01/11/2018 |
Training of Stuart Elby
| Rochester Christian University | Undergraduate Degree |
| The Trustees of Columbia University in The City of New York | Doctorate Degree |
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| Listed companies | 2 |
|---|---|
| INFINERA CORPORATION | Electronic Technology |
| VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS | Communications |
| Private companies | 3 |
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Verizon Digital Media Services, Inc.
Verizon Digital Media Services, Inc. Advertising/Marketing ServicesCommercial Services Verizon Digital Media Services, Inc. provides content delivery network services. It operates a platform for online video streaming called Reach Engine that allows companies to create and curate video content on new era tools and enable smart, secure and elastic cloud services in sync with media workflow. The firm's solutions include live streaming, broadcast/OTT solution, web acceleration and commerce acceleration. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA. | Commercial Services |
Luminate Accelerator
Luminate Accelerator Investment ManagersFinance Luminate Accelerator (Luminate) is a venture capital firm founded in 2017. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Finance |
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