William M. Freeman (Chairman)
Mr. Freeman has served as Chairman of the Board since March 2007 and has served on the Board of Directors since February 2007. Mr. Freeman served as President and CEO of Arbinet--the exchange, Inc. from November 2007 to September 2008. From May 2004 to February 2005, Mr. Freeman was the Chief Executive Officer of Leap Wireless International, Inc. From January 1994 to January 2004, Mr. Freeman was a senior executive, most recently President—Public Communications Group, at Verizon. Mr. Freeman also serves on the board of directors of the CIT Group, Inc., Arbinet–theexchange, Inc. and Value Added Communications, Inc. Mr. Freeman holds a B.A. in Economics from Drew University and an MBA in Finance and Management from Rutgers University. In addition, Mr. Freeman also participated in advanced management programs at Harvard, the Brookings Institute and Rutgers.
David Andonian
Mr. Andonian has served on our Board of Directors since May 2006. Currently, Mr. Andonian is the Founder and managing Partner at Dace Ventures, where he has served since August 2006. Prior to August 2006, Mr. Andonian served as the Chairman of Affinnova, Inc., a marketing services company. From May 2003 to December 2004, Mr. Andonian served as Executive Chairman of the board of directors, and from January 2004 to January 2006, Mr. Andonian served as the Chief Executive Officer of Affinnova, Inc. From December 2002 to April 2003, Mr. Andonian served as an Executive in Residence at Flagship Ventures. From July 2001 to September 2002, Mr. Andonian served as President and Chief Operating Officer at CMGI, an internet marketing and infrastructure provider. At CMGI, he managed domestic and international operations. Prior to joining CMGI, Mr. Andonian held several executive level positions from January, 1996 to November, 1997 with PictureTel Corporation including General Manager of its Personal Systems Division and Vice President of Worldwide Marketing. He began his career in sales at IBM where he spent over fifteen years in various sales, marketing and general management positions including VP of Worldwide Marketing and Brand Management for IBM’s PC Company. Mr. Andonian holds a B.A in Business Management from the Isenberg School of Management at the University of Massachusetts.
Eugene I. Davis
Mr. Davis has served on our Board of Directors since February 2008. Mr. Davis has served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of PIRINATE Consulting Group, L.L.C., a consulting firm specializing in turn-around management, mergers and acquisitions and strategic planning advisory services, since 1999. He served as Chief Operating Officer of Total-Tel USA Communications, Inc., an integrated telecommunications provider, from 1998 to 1999. Mr. Davis served in various capacities including as director, Executive Vice President, President and Vice Chairman of Emerson Radio Corp., a distributor of consumer electronics products, from 1990 to 1997. He served in various capacities including as a director, Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chairman of Sports Supply Chain, Inc., a distributor of sporting goods and athletic equipment, from 1996 to 1997. Prior to such time, Mr. Davis was an attorney in private practice. Mr. Davis presently serves as Chairman of the Board of Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc., Atari, Inc. and Foamex International, Inc. Mr. Davis also serves as a Director of American Commercial Lines, Inc., Delta Air Lines, Inc., Knology, Inc., Medicor Ltd., Oglebay Norton Company, Rural/Metro Corporation, Silicon Graphics, Inc., Footstar Inc. and Pliant Corporation. Mr. Davis received B.A. in International Politics from Columbia University, Columbia College, a Masters in International Affairs, International Law and Organization from Columbia University's School of International Affairs, and a J.D. from Columbia University's School of Law.
Jeffrey Epstein
Mr. Epstein is President and CEO of TerreStar Networks and TerreStar Corporation and was elected to the Board of Directors in August 2009. He served as the Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of TerreStar Corporation from September 2006 to December 2008. In addition, Mr. Epstein served as the General Counsel and Secretary from October 2006 to December 2008 and the Associate General Counsel and Secretary from July 2006 to December 2006 of TerreStar Networks Inc. From October 2003 to July 2006, Mr. Epstein served as Director, Assistant General Counsel, Transactions, for Capital One Financial Corporation. From March 2000 to September 2003, he was an associate at the law firm Piper Rudnick LLP. Mr. Epstein earned a B.A. in Business Administration from the University of Florida, a J.D. from St. Thomas University School of Law and a L.L.M. in Securities and Financial Regulation from Georgetown University Law Center.
Jacques Leduc
Mr. Leduc has served on our Board of Directors since April 2006. He is a co-founder and managing partner of Trio Capital Inc., a private equity and venture capital firm that he started in January 2006, which invests primarily in telecommunications and new media. He served as Chief Financial Officer of Microcell Telecommunications Inc., a nationwide wireless operator in Canada from February 2001 through November 2004, and as Vice President Finance and Director Corporate Planning from January 1995 to February 2001. Mr. Leduc holds a Masters degree in Business Administration from Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commercials de Montreal and a Bachelors degree in Business Administration from the Universite du Quebec a Montreal. Mr. Leduc has also served as a member of the Board of Directors of Rural Cellular Corporation, Inc., a wireless communications service provider, since May 2005.
David Meltzer
Mr. Meltzer has served on our Board of Directors since February 2006. Mr. Meltzer has served as Senior Vice President for International Services for the American Red Cross since July 2005, with overall responsibility for international disaster response activities, international development programs and various international policy matters. From January 2002 to February 2005, Mr. Meltzer served as the General Counsel and Executive Vice President for Regulatory Affairs for Intelsat Global Service Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Intelsat, Ltd. From July 2001 to September 2001, he served as Vice President and General Counsel of Intelsat Global Services Corporation. From December 1999 to September 2001 he served as Vice President and General Counsel for Intelsat, Ltd. From 1989 to December 1999, Mr. Meltzer served in various other positions with Intelsat, including as Senior Director in the Corporate Restructuring Division. Mr. Meltzer holds a B.A. in International Relations from the University of Pennsylvania and a J.D. from George Washington University National Law Center.