Rafael M. de Guzman III

Rafael M. de Guzman III became our Vice President of Strategy in June 2010 and has served as our Chief of Staff since April 2007, having previously served as the business manager of our high growth markets business development team from 2006 to 2007. Mr. de Guzman became a director in 2008. Prior to joining Brightstar, Mr. de Guzman completed his J.D. at the University of Miami in December 2005. From 2002 to 2003, Mr. de Guzman was Business Development Manager at desgrippes gobe, now Desgrippes & Laga, a global brand strategy and design firm. Prior to working at desgrippes gobe, Mr. de Guzman spent approximately four years working at a number of brand and communications firms in various roles, including management. In addition to his J.D. from the University of Miami, Mr. de Guzman holds a B.A. in history from Princeton University.