Alex Petrov is Director, Global Network and Telecommunications Services, at Whirlpool Corporation. Whirlpool is the world’s leader in home appliances, with $19 billion of sales and operations in 130 countries. Prior to joining Whirlpool in 2005, Alex was at FedEx, technology startups, and in academia; he is a proud alumnus of Penn State’s and Pepperdine University’s graduate programs.