Mr. Patel is Chief Financial Officer of Level 3 Communications. He joined the company in 2003 and was named CFO in May of that year. Mr. Patel was formerly CFO and a co-founder of Looking Glass Networks Inc., a facilities-based provider of metropolitan telecommunication transport services. Prior to co-founding Looking Glass, Mr. Patel was treasurer of MCI WorldCom from 1997 to 2000. From 1994 to 1997, he was treasurer of MFS Communications, Inc., a competitive local exchange carrier acquired by WorldCom.
