Anthony Houlahan is the Strategy Director, Asia Pacific for Lucent Worldwide Services and is responsible for strategy, corporate development and marketing in the region. He brings with him more than a decade of experience in management consulting, business development and marketing.

Houlahan started his career in 1995 as a consultant with Accenture. Based out of London, he consulted with major Asian telecommunications clients. His projects ranged from setting up a new fixed line licensee in Malaysia to conducting an Asia-wide operations and supply chain transformation for a leading global telecommunications equipment vendor.

In late 1999, Houlahan relocated to Hong Kong and joined Chinadotcom Corporation; the first Asian Internet Company to be listed on NASDAQ. He was part of the senior management team of Chinadotcom's e-business consulting business where he led the companies 'mobile business' practice. In this role, he initiated and oversaw a wide range of professional services engagements with blue chip companies from many industries including airlines, financial services, telecommunications and automotive.

In 2002, Houlahan joined a start-up location-based services provider in Hong Kong, where he was responsible for sales and marketing.

A native English speaker, Houlahan is also versed in Asian languages, including Bahasa Indonesia and Mandarin Chinese.

Houlahan was awarded a MBA with distinction from INSEAD in 2004. In addition, he has a Masters of Engineering and Management from the University of Cardiff in the UK, where he was conferred first class honors in 1994.