John Stankey Net Worth: How Rich Is the At&T Ceo in 2022?
Stankey originally entered the telephone business in 1985 after taking an entry-level position at the Pacific Bell Telephone Company. 13 years later, the company was acquired by Ed Whitacre’s SBC Communications.
The businessman consistently moved up the ranks, eventually serving as the Executive Vice President of Industry Markets in 1998, before becoming the Executive President of Industry Markets three years later.
In 2001, Stankey was named the President and CEO of SBC Southwest. Shortly after, he served as the CIO of the “new AT&T” after the merger of SBC with the AT&T Corporation was completed in 2005.
After holding several senior executive positions within the company, Stankey was named the CSO and group president of AT&T in January 2012.
The New York Times reported that Stankey raked in $22.5 million from AT&T in 2019 and $21 million the following year.
