A sampling of some of the more notable AT&T defectors.
| Name | Date of departure |
AT&T Title | New position |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Legere | June 1998 | Head of $2.6 billion Solutions Group | Head of Dell Computer's Asia-Pacific operations |
| Dennis Carey | May 1998 | Vice president for mergers and acquisitions | Chief financial officer of Home Depot |
| Mark Baker | May 1998 | Head of international long distance | Chief executive of USA Global Link |
| Rolla Huff | May 1998 | Regional president for AT&T Wireless | Chief financial officer of Frontier Corp |
| David Isenberg | January 1998 | Senior engineer | Freelance consultant |
| Jeffrey Weitzen | January 1998 | Head of Business Markets unit | President of Gateway |
| Tom Evslin | October 1997 | Head of AT&T WorldNet | Founded ITXC Corp |
| Joseph Nacchio | December 1996 | Head of domestic long distance | Chief executive of Qwest |
| Alex Mandl | August 1996 | President and chief operating officer | Chief executive of Teligent |
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