Jack Waters
President, Global Network Services
Chief Technology Officer

Mr. Waters is President of Global Network Services and Chief Technology Officer for Level 3 with responsibility for global network architecture, engineering, and operations. His operations responsibilities also include service activation and management, planning and deployment, access management, as well as field operations across the company. Under his leadership, Level 3 has achieved numerous milestones in Internet Protocol (IP) communications, including Softswitch networking, Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS), and advanced optical networking.

Mr. Waters joined Level 3 in 1997. Previously, he served as an executive staff member for MCI Communications, Inc. with responsibility for network architecture, design and implementation. In that role, he was also an original member of the team responsible for InternetMCI, the company’s initial Internet service. Prior to MCI, Mr. Waters worked as Director of Engineering and Operations for SURAnet, the Southeastern University Research and Academic Network, the nation’s largest regional network, funded by the National Science Foundation.