Vice President, Corporate Development and Technology Strategy
LightSquared
Dec 2001 - Jul 2008 (6 years 8 months)
LightSquared (now Ligado) is an all-IP / all-LTE, 4G national wireless network in the U.S.
- Helped start MSV / SkyTerra (the predecessor to LightSquared) as employee #3, developed a complete technology plan to effectively use the spectrum assets for a wholesale 4G national business, and lead its partnering efforts with top MNO, Content, and Internet companies to create the first wireless Internet network
- Exited MSV / SkyTerra into now a multi-billion platform Ligado, and spun out a subsidiary Terrestar, subsequently acquired by Dish as a multi-billion baseline for their wireless business