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Leadership

The Right Team to Execute

Senior Management

Corey Hauer

Founder & CEO

  • 25 years of experience in building broadband-focused companies and systems
  • Deep knowledge of telecommunications and network architecture, with history of providing IT consulting expertise to rural telecommunications firms, wireless ISPs, a regional airline, hospitality and manufacturers
  • Founded and exited a wireline ISP/CLEC

Ira Levy

Chief Financial Officer

  • 30 years of experience in the wireless telecommunications, FinTech, e- commerce and SaaS industries, including senior-level financial leadership positions at MetroPCS, Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile and AT&T
  • Deep subject matter expertise in all disciplines of corporate finance, operations and network construction
  • Raised over $3 billion in private equity and private and public debt transactions
  • Led a successful IPO and multiple M&A transactions on both the buy and sell side

Advisory Board

Stephen John

  • 40+ year career as an Executive, C- Level Leader, Board Member, Investor or Advisor in the wireless and cable industries, both as an operator and a vendor
  • Led the team that defined, built and launched the business services organization at Charter Communications
  • Funded and American Broadband/UNSI, which grew to $70MM in revenue and exited to GTT
  • Named to Inc Magazine 500 Fastest Growth Companies four times

Dharminder Chanana

  • 20+ years senior and executive level experience in telecommunications
  • CEO of Intracom Telecom, North America, a market leading and field proven wireless transport networking solutions provider
  • Previously Vice President of Sales, Operations Planning, Portfolio Management and Corporate Development at Aviat Networks, a global provider of microwave transport and backhaul solutions
  • Background in engineering, product management, and product marketing to translate company strategy into product portfolios that drive top and bottom-line results.

Nadine Hatto

  • Wireless telecommunications expert with 20+ years experience in the wireless industry
  • Former Vice Chair for the Wi-Fi Alliance 60GHz Technical Task Group
  • Senior Director of Product Marketing at Peraso, a key technology supplier to GigFire
  • MBA from Cardiff University
  • PhD from University of Bristol

James Childs

  • Broadband industry veteran, since 1998
  • Co-founder of Light Link Broadband, first WISP in the Western USA, sold to what became Rise Broadband
  • Co-founder of Velowave, fixed wireless ISP in Southern Florida, sold to Sling Broadband
  • VP of mSTAR, fiber to the home pioneer in Utah on the Utopia / iProvo networks, achieved 70% market share
  • Board Advisor to Airwaive, Komodo Systems, RakWireless