William Blase Jr.

William Blase Jr. General Information

Biography

Dr. William Blase serves as Senior Executive Vice President-Human Resources at AT&T. He is senior executive vice president-Human Resources, with responsibility for the development and implementation of human resources policies and practices in support of AT&T's global workforce, as well as the company's relationship with the unions that represent AT&T employees. From December 2005 to June 2007, he served as executive vice president-Labor Relations. Before that, he was president and chief executive officer of SBC Southwest, where he was responsible for overall leadership in the SBC Southwest and SBC Southern New England Telephone (SNET) regions, including network, consumer and business sales and external affairs. From April 2001 to June 2003, he served as president and CEO of SBC SNET, with overall responsibility for the company's wireline operations in Connecticut. He began his career with SBC at Southwestern Bell in 1979 as a customer services supervisor in the Business Marketing Organization in St. Louis. He has worked in a number of positions in marketing, public affairs, regulatory and investor relations. He is a member of the board of trustees at St. Louis University and is also a board member of the Southern Methodist University Cox School of Business. He also serves on the boards of the Boys & Girls Clubs of America and the Animal Rescue Foundation. He was born and raised in St. Louis. He holds a bachelor's degree in political science from Loyola University, a master's degree in business administration from the University of Missouri at St. Louis and a doctorate in business administration from St. Louis University. In addition, he is a Chartered Financial Analyst and has served as an adjunct professor of finance at George Mason University.