David E. Weisman – Chairman

Mr. Weisman was the CEO and co-founder of InSite Wireless Group, LLC prior to its sale to American Tower in December 2020. He was previously President and CEO of Mountain Union Telecom, LLC from 1999 until its sale in 2006. Prior to founding Mountain Union Telecom, LLC, he was of counsel to the law firm of Shulman, Rogers, Gandal, Pordy & Ecker of Rockville, Maryland, and prior to that a principal in the Washington, DC law firm of Meyer, Faller, Weisman & Rosenberg. Mr. Weisman received his law degree from the George Washington University National Law Center with honors, an LLM in taxation from The George Washington University National Law Center, and is a graduate of Brown University. He is admitted to the Bars of the District of Columbia and the State of Maryland and is a member of the Federal Communications Bar Association and the American Bar Association. Mr. Weisman has served on the Wireless Infrastructure Association (WIA) Board for fifteen years and elected Chairman in 2019, he is a member of the Board of Directors of the Foundation for International Community Assistance (FINCA), a microfinance organization in over 20 countries, and the Parkmont School in Washington, DC. He was formerly Vice President/Counsel to the Radio Club of America, Inc, one of the oldest wireless associations in the United States. Mr. Weisman has been involved in the wireless industry as an attorney, investor, and executive for more than 30 years.

Jeffrey A. Stoops – Vice-Chairman
President & Chief Executive Officer of SBA Communications Corporation

Jeffrey A. Stoops is President and Chief Executive Officer and a director of SBA Communications Corporation. He has been CEO since January 1, 2002. He was appointed President in April 2000, and has been a director since August 1999. Mr. Stoops served as CFO from December 1998 to April 2000. He joined the company in March 1997 as Senior Vice-President responsible for finance, capital market activities, mergers and acquisitions, and legal matters of the company. Prior to joining SBA Communications, Mr. Stoops was a partner with Gunster, Yoakley, a Florida based law firm, where he practiced for thirteen years in the corporate, securities and mergers and acquisitions areas. He received his Bachelors of Science and Juris Doctor degrees from Florida State University.

Jay A. Brown – Secretary
President and Chief Executive Officer of Crown Castle International

Alex Gellman – Treasurer
CEO and Co-Founder of Vertical Bridge Holdings L.L.C.

Alex Gellman is the Chief Executive Officer of Vertical Bridge Holdings L.L.C., the largest private owner and operator of wireless communications infrastructure in the U.S.

Prior to co-founding Vertical Bridge, Mr. Gellman was President and COO of Global Tower Partners, the largest privately-held tower company in the United States. Mr. Gellman was instrumental in the sale of Global Tower Partners to American Tower Corporation in 2013 for over $4.8 billion. Previously, Mr. Gellman has been involved in a number of successful ventures, including Sonitrol Corporation, a leading provider of verified electronic security in North America where he served as President and COO until its sale to Stanley Works.

Mr. Gellman also co-founded Apex Site Management, the largest third-party manager of wireless and wireline communications sites in the U.S. Apex merged with SpectraSite Communications to create the largest telecommunications site portfolio in the United States. Following the merger, Mr. Gellman served as President and CEO of SpectraSite-Transco Communications, Ltd., a joint venture between SpectraSite and British Gas to develop tower sites in the United Kingdom.

Mr. Gellman previously served as Vice President – Development and a co-founder of Horizon Cellular Group, a start-up backed by McCaw Cellular to acquire, develop and operate rural cellular franchises in the eastern United States.

Mr. Gellman earned an MBA in Finance and Accounting from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and a BS in Biology from Tufts University.

Todd Boyer
Chief Executive Officer of TowerCo, LLC

Todd Boyer is the Chief Executive Officer of TowerCo. Since TowerCo’s inception, Todd has been involved in leading the Sales & Marketing efforts for Collocation & Build To Suit sales over the last 14 years, as well as managing several components of the day-to-day operations, for the development of new tower builds. Prior to coming over to TowerCo, Todd held several management positions at SpectraSite Communications for 6 years. He served as Director of Sales for the Northeast Region, Director of Sales for the West Region, and as National Sales Manager. During his time served, he played a key role in building a national sales team and developed pricing policies and procedures for new collocations. Todd began his career in the wireless industry working on several new market carrier build outs for SBA Communications and Nextel Communications, where he held various site development roles. Todd has over 23 years of experience in the wireless infrastructure industry and has a Bachelor of Science in Communication from Ohio University.

Ed Farscht
Chief Executive Officer of Diamond Communications

Ed Farscht was a senior executive at AAT Communications, Bear Stearns, CIBC World Markets and Citibank where he was involved in both investment banking and principal investments. Mr. Farscht has been involved with the wireless tower industry since 1996 and with the wireless services industry since 1986. He joined the Board of Directors of WIA in 2017.

Thomas A. (Tam) Murray
Founder & Managing Member, Community Wireless Structures

Community Wireless Structures (CWS) has developed sites in Northern and Central Virginia since 1997. CWS seeks to develop wireless infrastructure in areas where zoning restrictions are high and demand for service is growing. Prior to wireless, Tam Murray worked in commercial real estate brokerage from 1985 through 1998 leasing and selling office buildings in the Edge Cities of Northern Virginia. Mr. Murray holds an MBA from the University of Virginia’s Darden School (1985) and a degree in history from Williams College (1979). Mr. Murray joined the WIA board in February of 2003.

Jonathan Adelstein
President & Chief Executive Officer, WIA

Jonathan S. Adelstein is the President & CEO of the Wireless Infrastructure Association. WIA represents over 200 companies devoted to building wireless broadband facilities that connect every corner of America. Since he became President in 2012, over 100 new members have joined the association, the annual wireless infrastructure show has broken participation records, a new association was formed in Europe, and a new nationwide training initiative and WIA PAC were launched. WIA is the principal organization representing the companies that build, design, own and manage telecommunications facilities throughout the world. Its over 200 members include carriers, infrastructure providers and professional services firms, with a combined market cap of over $400 billion. Mr. Adelstein served as Commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from 2002 to 2009, for which he was twice nominated by President George W. Bush and confirmed by the U.S. Senate. At the FCC he achieved bipartisan progress on issues including broadband expansion, widening access to the Internet and media diversity. In 2009, following the FCC, , Mr. Adelstein was nominated by President Barack Obama and confirmed by the Senate to serve as the Administrator of U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Utilities Service. There, he oversaw a $60 billion portfolio of rural electric, water, and telecommunications infrastructure loans. He spearheaded the strategic investment of nearly $7 billion under the Recovery Act into rural broadband and water infrastructure, as part of annual budgets of up to $15 billion. As a member of the Obama Administration, Mr. Adelstein was appointed as a member of the White House National Science and Technology Council, which coordinates science and technology policy across the Federal government, and the White House Business Council, leading Council meetings with business leaders across America. Previously, Mr. Adelstein held a number of legislative staff positions over 15 years in the U.S. Senate, culminating as a senior policy advisor to the Senate Majority Leader. Mr. Adelstein received an M.A. in History and a B.A., with Distinction, in Political Science from Stanford University. He attended the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, and served as a Teaching Fellow in history at Harvard University and a Teaching Assistant at Stanford University. He is a graduate of Phillips Academy, Andover. He was born and raised in Rapid City, South Dakota. An avid musician, he has performed with artists from local garage bands to members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He currently lives with his wife and two children in the Washington, D.C. area.