Current Members
5G Americas facilitates and advocates for the advancement and transformation of LTE, 5G and beyond throughout the Americas.
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.
Eric Stonestrom
President and Chief Executive Officer
Abel Mayal
Senior Vice President 5G Technology and Marketing
Humberto Roca
Deputy General Manager in Technological Development (CTIO)
Igal Elbaz
Chairman of the 5G Americas Board of Governors
Senior Vice President, Engineering and Operations
Lee Rudolph
Vice President, Mobility & Core Network
Stephen B. Alexander
Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer
David Krauss
Principal, Network Security & Architecture
Louis ‘Sam’ Samuel
Director, Mobility CTO, Mobility Business Group
Francis (Fran) E. O’Brien, Jr., Ph.D.
Emerging Technologies and Incubation, Global Technology Standards
Paul Challoner
Vice President, Network Product Solutions
Barbara Baffer
Treasurer of the 5G Americas Board of Governors
Vice President, Government & Industry Relations
Asha Keddy
Corporate Vice President and 5G Executive Sponsor, Intel Corporation
General Manager, Next Generation and Standards
Rodrigo Cardenas
Senior Director Mobile
Pardeep Kohli
President and Chief Executive Officer
Robert Backhouse
Head of Technology, Mobile Networks Americas
David Nash
Regional President, North America & Australia
Dean Brenner
Senior Vice President, Spectrum Strategy & Technology Policy
Alex Interrante
Director of Hardware Engineering , Samsung Electronics America Technology Solutions
Sanjay Kodali
Head of Technology, Customer Account Team, Samsung Networks, Samsung Electronics America
Zoran Stakic
Chief Operating Officer & Chief Technology Officer
Brian O’Shaughnessy
Senior Vice President Wireless & 5G Technology
Neville Ray
President, Technology
Karri Kuoppamaki
Senior Vice President, Technology Development and Strategy
Ana Valero Huete
Latin America Regulatory Director
Simon Wilson
Head of Technology and Insight, Spectrum Centre of Excellence
