Claude Tolbert

About Claude Tolbert

Claude Tolbert has Board of Director experience with public, private, and nonprofit companies and currently serves on the board of directors of Utility Telephone and the Just Love Foundation. As a Director, he guides c-suite executives to balance corporate outcomes, community impact, and social responsibility. With a commitment to collaboration and engagement with diverse perspectives, Claude helps align business leaders across the corporate portfolio. Mr. Tolbert is a seasoned operator and translator of disruptive technologies. His industry experience spans telecommunications, software, and industrial goods and his functional expertise includes business development, organizational transformation, and supply chain management. He has led mergers and acquisitions, network expansion, operational scaling, and regulatory compliance. Mr. Tolbert understands technology and tech adjacent entities and how they can be positive while also causing indirect harm to communities. His community includes the alumni of the Stanford Graduate School of Business and members of both the 100 Black Men of America, Inc. and the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.

Experience

1. Member of the Board of Directors

   Utility Telecom

   Feb 2016 — Present · Stockton, CA, US

   Member of the Board of Directors providing guidance and stewardship to company. Member of the Audit committee.

Education

• Stanford University Graduate School of Business

  MBA

• Harvard University

  Bachelor's, Economics