SVP, AI-RAN of SB Telecom America Corp.
SoftBank Corp
In February 2025, Mauro Goncalves Filho was appointed SVP, AI-RAN of SB Telecom America Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of SoftBank Corp. He has over 25 years of experience in management, strategic planning, and business development in the technology, media, and telecommunications (TMT) sector. Currently, he represents the company at the AI-RAN Alliance Board and the OCUDU Ecosystem Foundation Governing Body.
Mauro previously served as Senior Director at Google X and Chief Strategy Officer at Loon, an Alphabet company. He also held management roles at Telefonica Vivo and Gradus Consultants, leading global expansion efforts. He serves on the boards of Altave (computer vision) and Onovolab (innovation ecosystem), actively mentors startups at The Alchemist Accelerator and serves as a venture partner at Niu Ventures.
At SB Telecom America, he works in close collaboration with SoftBank’s CTO team to promote the adoption of AI-RAN technologies in the U.S. He focuses on building new infrastructure and deployment models for AI-powered mobile networks, while contributing to innovation commercialization and developing next-generation societal infrastructure in partnership with global collaborators at the AI-RAN Alliance.