Stephen Stokols
Stephen Stokols | |
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| Citizenship | American |
| Education | University of California, Berkeley London Business School |
| Occupation(s) | Entrepreneur, investor |
| Title | CEO of Boost Mobile |
Stephen Stokols is an American entrepreneur, technologist, and executive located in Los Angeles, California. Stokols is CEO of Boost Mobile, which has over 9 millions subscribers and $4 billion in annual revenue. Prior to Boost, Stokols was the CEO of FreedomPop, the company he co-founded in August 2012 with Skype founder Niklas Zennström. FreedomPop was sold in June 2019.
In October 2019, Stokols helped launch XvsX Sports, a sport technology company, with former NBA Champion Metta World Peace, aiming to open access to premium pick-up games at underutilized indoor courts across the US. He also partnered with Metta World Peace on a $1 billion investment fund, where Stokols is an advisor.
In November 2019, Stokols joined forces with Liquide Inc. to raise $1 billion to bring high-speed wireless access to Africa. In May 2022, Stokols officially joined venture-backed BuildOps on its board of directors.