Jim Stapleton

Jim Stapleton leads sales for Isis, a joint venture between AT&T Mobility, T-Mobile USA and Verizon Wireless chartered with building a nationwide mobile commerce system that will transform the way consumers shop, pay and save. As head of sales, Jim is responsible for developing relationships with merchants, acquirers, issuers and other enterprise customers of Isis.Before he joined Isis, Jim spent more than 22 years with AT&T, where he was a key player in the development of the mobile commerce joint venture that became Isis. While at AT&T, Jim designed, implemented and operated direct sales organizations and indirect distribution channels and was responsible for the launch of several flagship products. In his most recent role as Executive Director of Business Development, he led the development of AT&T’s mobile payments market entry strategy, representing a key growth opportunity for the company. Jim is a graduate of the University of Illinois, where he received his Bachelors and Masters in Electrical and Computer Engineering. He is also a graduate of the Program for Management Development at Harvard Business School.