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At CFO (Boardroom Media) we track over 1,000,000 startups and over 5,000,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top United States based CFO’ operating in the Communications Infrastructure space. If you think a CFO’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on [email protected]
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Michael Donahue
Chief Financial Officer of Onvoy
Michael Donahue has more than 26 years of experience in the telecommunications industry and been with Onvoy since 2008. Prior to joining Onvoy Voice Services, Mike was VP of Finance/Treasurer at Eschelon Telecom and was also VP of Accounting/Controller. Mike was one of the original employees at Eschelon and had at various times responsibilities over all aspects of Finance and Accounting including the companies Initial Public Offering and successful sale to Integra Telecom. Prior to Eschelon, Mike worked at Enhanced TeleManagement and Frontier in various Accounting and Finance management roles. Mike holds an MBA in Finance and BSB degree in Accounting – both from the Carlson School of Business at the University of Minnesota and is a Certified Public Accountant.
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About Onvoy: Onvoy is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Communications Infrastructure Investments, LLC.
Michael Donahue
Chief Financial Officer of Onvoy
Michael Donahue has more than 26 years of experience in the telecommunications industry and been with Onvoy since 2008. Prior to joining Onvoy Voice Services, Mike was VP of Finance/Treasurer at Eschelon Telecom and was also VP of Accounting/Controller. Mike was one of the original employees at Eschelon and had at various times responsibilities over all aspects of Finance and Accounting including the companies Initial Public Offering and successful sale to Integra Telecom. Prior to Eschelon, Mike worked at Enhanced TeleManagement and Frontier in various Accounting and Finance management roles. Mike holds an MBA in Finance and BSB degree in Accounting – both from the Carlson School of Business at the University of Minnesota and is a Certified Public Accountant.
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About Onvoy: Onvoy is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Communications Infrastructure Investments, LLC.
Jonathan Rand
COO / CFO of Straight Path Communications
Jonathan Rand has served as Chief Financial Officer of SPCI since June 2013, and as the Chief Operating Officer of our spectrum subsidiary, Straight Path Spectrum, Inc., since January 2015. Mr. Rand joined SPCI from Organic Motion, an innovative computer vision company where he served as President and Chief Operating Officer. Together with Organic Motion’s CEO, Mr. Rand was named Innovator of the Year by Popular Mechanics in 2008. In 2002, Mr. Rand co-founded Indigo Capital Advisers, a management consulting firm that provides sales and financing strategies and execution to software, Internet and telecommunications companies. From 1998 to 2001, Mr. Rand held key positions at Net2Phone, a spin-off from IDT Corporation, including EVP Sales, Treasurer and CEO of Net2Phone’s [email protected] division. Mr. Rand was IDT’s EVP Sales & Finance and Treasurer from 1992 to 1998. Prior to joining IDT, Mr. Rand founded and later sold Campus Connection, a national magazine which achieved a circulation of 1.2 million. He started his career as a brand assistant at Procter & Gamble. Mr. Rand earned his B.S. in Economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
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About Straight Path Communications: Straight Path Communications is a forward thinking communications asset company.
Jervis Williams
CFO of Metawave
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About Metawave: Metawave is a wireless technology company that builds intelligent and high-performance automotive radars by leveraging metamaterials and AI.
Charlie DiBona
CFO of Unify Square
Charlie leads the worldwide financial function at Unify Square. He is responsible for driving investor relations, funding opportunities, and global financial management and forecasting. Charlie also plays a critical role in Unify Square’s pricing and payment strategies and overall business strategy. Prior to joining Unify Square, Charlie held the position of Partner and Chief Investment Analyst at Tresoro Ventures, a Las Vegas-based venture firm. Charlie has over 25 years of experience in finance roles from multiple perspectives – as CFO of the Dutch-founded startup Inforay; as General Manager, Strategy & M&A for the Server & Tools Business at Microsoft, as Vice President at Hudson River Capital, and as Senior Equity Analyst for Enterprise Software at Sanford C. Bernstein in New York, where he covered Microsoft, Oracle, VMWare, Citrix, SAP, Salesforce and Netsuite. Charlie has a B.A. in Economics and an M.B.A., both from Harvard University.
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About Boyer Children’s Clinic, Unify Square: Unify Square provides software, cloud managed services, and consulting for global Microsoft Skype for Business enterprise deployments.
Dennis Hoppe
Chief Financial Officer of Omnicom Health Group
Dennis Hoppe serves as Chief Financial Officer of Omnicom Health Group. An accomplished strategic thinker with more than 30 years of Healthcare Communication experience in both Marketing and Finance, Dennis brings a focus on integration, efficiency and collaboration to help maximize the value of services we provide our clients. Dennis served as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of Corbett, a leading Healthcare Communications agency within the Omnicom Health Group family. An active member of the 4A’s Finance Committee and the Coalition for Healthcare Communications, Dennis holds an MBA and CPA.
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About Corbett Accel Healthcare Group, Omnicom Health Group: Omnicom Health Group is a healthcare marketing and communications group.
Dennis Fioretti
Chief Financial Officer of X4 Solutions
As a founder of X4 Solutions, I make it my job to make sure that our partners are paid properly every month. It is of the absolute importance to me to the point that I directly oversee any commission inquiry to ensure that every partner receives their commission. It is their money and we know that and we support that! I am very proud that while X4 Solutions has evolved over the last 10 years, our core values have remained intact, including, transparency, simplicity, and fairness. I am married and am the proud father to four wonderful daughters. Please know that I am happy to assist or talk anytime!
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About X4 Solutions: X4 Solutions is telecom organizations.
Joe Campa
CFO of WiSilica
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About WiSilica: WiSilica’s platform is the smartest, most flexible way to converge infrastructure
Ben Chrnelich
Executive Vice President & CFO of IPC Systems
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About IPC Systems, Symphony Communication Services: IPC Systems is a consulting company that provides and services voice communication systems for financial companies.
Joel Littman
CFO of CPI International
Joel Littman became Chief Financial Officer in September 2001. Joel was Corporate Controller for CPI from November 1996 to September 2001. From September 1989 to November 1996 Joel served as Controller of the Microwave Power Products Division of Varian Associates, Inc. and CPI. Prior to that Joel held various finance positions with Varian Associates, Inc. and TRW Inc. Joel received a B.A. degree in economics and an M.B.A., both from the University of California at Los Angeles.
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About CPI International: CPI International provider of microwave, radio frequency, power and control solutions for critical defense.
Joseph Shinohara
Chief Financial Officer of GTA
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About GTA: GTA is a Telecommunications provider offering wireless,Internet and Digital Television services on Guam.
John Brady
Chief Financial Officer of GTA
John Brady joined GTA as Chief Financial Officer in 2007. Brady has had extensive experience in the telecommunications field. Prior to joining GTA, Brady held the position of Chief Financial Officer at Orbcomm, a global satellite communications and asset tracking company based in New Jersey. He also worked as CFO of Magyar Telekom in Budapest, Hungary, a $2.5 billion in revenue local exchange carrier listed on the New York Stock Exchange. He was also Deputy CFO of the Danish telecommunications provider, Teledanmark, based in Copenhagen, Denmark. Brady graduated with honors from the University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Science in Metallurgical Engineering and received a Master of Business Administration in Finance/ Accounting from the University of Michigan, also graduating with honors.
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About GTA: GTA is a Telecommunications provider offering wireless,Internet and Digital Television services on Guam.
Jeff Nichols
Chief Financial Officer of ujet.cx
Jeff Nichols currently works as Chief Financial Officer at UJET. He previously worked at Glassdoor as SVP, Head of Finance (Acting CFO).
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About ujet.cx: UJET, Inc. is the world’s first and only CCaaS 3.0 cloud contact center provider.
Dan Justicz
Chief Financial Officer of Fybr
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About Fybr: Fybr’s IoT platform is turnkey solution that delivers actionable and reliable data in even the harshest environments.
Amy (Kistler) Lambert
CFO of Quantum Wireless
With more than 20 years of investment banking experience, Amy Lambert’s diverse expertise includes mergers, acquisitions, capital raises (both public and private), corporate strategy and development, and various financial advisory services for both middle market and startup companies. As CFO at Quantum Wireless, Amy oversees all finance, accounting and investor relations activities for the company. Prior to joining Quantum, Amy was founder of an independent consulting firm, where she worked with investment banking firms including McColl Garella (focused on women-owned and women-led businesses), Mazzone & Associates and Grayhorse Capital Partners. She has provided valuation and other financial advisory services to firms such as GenSpring Family Offices, Iron Capital Advisors and Red Clay Capital. She has also advised various startup and later-stage businesses on financial modeling and strategic planning. Amy began her career with J.C. Bradford & Co. (later acquired by PaineWebber) and held executive positions with Interstate/Johnson Lane (now Wachovia Securities) and Stephens, Inc. She also spent time on the client side of the business as VP of Finance and acting CFO of a venture-backed internet company. Amy earned her B.S. in Business Administration from The University of North Carolina and is a Chartered Financial Analyst.
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About Quantum Wireless: Quantum Wireless owns and operates wireless infrastructure networks that provide cellular connectivity for carriers and property owners.
Peggy Miller
CEO, CFO of PacStar Communications
Miller joined PacStar in 2007, initially responsible for overseeing the company’s finances. In June 2009, she was promoted to Chief Operating Officer overseeing the company’s day to day operations. And in January 2015, Miller was promoted to become Chief Executive Officer. She also serves as corporate secretary and treasurer. Miller has an established record of building businesses and strengthening finances through a series of executive-level management positions. While at PacStar, she has been a leader and significant contributor to PacStar’s success, providing strategic guidance as the company moved from operating losses to becoming profitable. Under her leadership as CEO, PacStar won six major programs of record within the US Army and US Marines, doubling both revenue and the size of its workforce. In 2018, Miller successfully led a major strategic recapitalization of PacStar in a transaction valued at $80 million. This recapitalization positioned PacStar for continued growth and expansion. As part of the transaction, longtime venture capital investors’ shares were repurchased profitably and a large west coast private equity fund took a leading position in PacStar. PacStar remains a standalone company and retains its corporate headquarters in Portland. Prior to joining PacStar, Miller was a partner with Tatum, LLC, where she provided strategic financial consulting services to various companies. Peggy has served in an executive capacity for a variety of companies including as CEO of privately held Astoria-Pacific International, President of Concero, and as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Monstermoving.com, Inc. It was there, at Monstermoving.com, where in addition to her former company, Virtual Relocation.com, that she acquired five companies to form the Monstermoving group. She helped co-found Virtual Relocation in 1998 which was sold to Monster, Inc. (NASDAQ:MNST) in May 2000 for $80 million. From 1993 until 1998 she was CFO of Bioject Medical Technologies (NASDAQ: BJCT) and prior to that she was Vice President of Finance for Oregon Health and Science University. Miller holds a BS in Business Administration with honors from Portland State University.
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About PacStar Communications: PacStar Communications offers IT and communications solutions for the military, government, and commercial sectors.
Andrew Beal
Chief Financial Officer of International Association of Privacy Professionals
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About International Association of Privacy Professionals: IAPP a not-for-profit association with more than 16,000 members across 83 countries, focused on education and certification.
Gary Killoran
Chief Financial Officer of NuWave Communications
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About Camden Financial, Leading Edge Pharms, NuWave Communications: NuWave Communications is a global communications service provider.
Renee Punian
CFO of Enverv
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About Countsy, Enverv: EnVerv is a PLC solutions platform enabling high performance communications via LV and MV power lines for AMI and other related apps.
Lee Eckert
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of SpeedCast
Lee Eckert is the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Speedcast.
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About SpeedCast: SpeedCast is a leading satellite telecommunications service provider that offers high-quality managed networks services.
Alan Stewart
CFO of Oceus Networks
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About Oceus Networks: Oceus Networks provides broadband services and solutions worldwide to deliver high-speed voice, video and data communications.
Alan Stewart
CFO of Oceus Networks
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About Oceus Networks: Oceus Networks provides broadband services and solutions worldwide to deliver high-speed voice, video and data communications.
