Sean McDevitt

Speaker Profile

Sean McDevitt is a leading decision-maker, advisor, and thought leader in the telecommunications industry with three decades of international management consulting and operations experience spanning several global markets.

Based in Boston, Sean is a Partner at global consultancy Arthur D. Little. Sean's clients - telecom operators, suppliers, private equity, infrastructure funds, and lenders – turn to his expertise for critical business decisions regarding investment due diligence, commercial / market assessments, business plan review, strategic growth initiatives, and portfolio value creation.

At ADL, he has been pivotal in driving ADL’s growth and re-emergence as one of the premier management consulting firms in the USA. Sean also leads the firm’s USA recruiting efforts and has had an instrumental role in building the ADL USA team and company culture. In addition, Sean has served on ADL’s Global Partnership Assessment Committee.

In 2023, the United States Commerce Secretary appointed Sean to serve on the Board of the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet), the USA’s nationwide public safety broadband network that equips first responders to save lives and protect U.S. communities. In 2024, Sean was reappointed to the FirstNet Authority Board for a three-year term and named Chair of the Finance & Investment Committee, overseeing ~$40BB in network investment and contract management oversight of AT&T.

Sean is also a Level 4 Tenured (highest level) USA certified On-Ice Official for youth, high school, NCAA, and disabled ice hockey. Sean officiated the 2024 NHL Sled Hockey Classic and the 2023, 2024, and 2025 USA Hockey Sled/Para Hockey National Championships. Sean is a standing league official for the NorthEast Sled Hockey League.

Sean earned his BA in Classics and Business Economics from Brown University and his MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.