Current Members
5G Americas advocates for and facilitates the advancement of 5G and the transformation of LTE networks.
Interested in becoming a member?
The 5G Americas Board of Governors is a diverse stakeholder mix of leading wireless carriers, network equipment providers, device manufacturers and other key providers for the 5G wireless ecosystem.
Igal Elbaz
Chairman of the 5G Americas Board of Governors
Senior Vice President, Wireless Technology
Lee Rudolph
Vice President, Mobility & Core Network
Rodrigo Cardenas
VP Mobile Networks & Optimization
Stephen B. Alexander
Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer
Kaniz Mahdi
Vice President Advanced Architectures
Louis ‘Sam’ Samuel
Director, Mobility CTO, Mobility Business Group
Kevin Linehan
Vice President, Office of CTO
Jim Nevelle
Treasurer of the 5G Americas Board of Governors
Vice President, Kathrein Mobile Communications
Paul Challoner
Vice President, Network Product Solutions
Barbara Baffer
Vice President, Government & Industry Relations
Asha Keddy
Corporate Vice President and General Manager
Rao Yallapragada
Director of Advanced Technologies
Pardeep Kohli
President and Chief Executive Officer
Bahram Jalalizadeh
EVP and Head of Global Sales and Strategic Marketing
Mike Murphy
CTO North and South America
David Nash
Regional President, North America & Australia
Dean Brenner
Senior Vice President, Spectrum Strategy & Technology Policy
Juha Lappalainen
Vice President, Technical Solutions, North America Networks Divison
Nivi Thadasina
Vice President, Network Engineering Services, Samsung Electronics America, Networks Division
Zoran Stakic
Chief Operating Officer & Chief Technology Officer
Brian O’Shaughnessy
Senior Vice President Wireless & 5G Technology
Ron Marquardt
Vice President of Technology, Sprint Technology Innovation & Architecture
Mark Lipford
Director Global Standards & Ecosystem Development
Neville Ray
President, Technology
Karri Kuoppamaki
Vice President, Radio Network Technology Development and Strategy
Ana Valero Huete
Latin America Regulatory Director
Simon Wilson
Head of Technology and Insight, Spectrum Centre of Excellence
