Current Members
5G Americas facilitates and advocates for the advancement and transformation of 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)


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

Rodrigo Cardenas
Senior Director Mobile

Pardeep Kohli
President and Chief Executive Officer


Juho Sarvikas
Vice President and President of North America & Australia

Zoran Stakic
Chief Operating Officer & Chief Technology Officer

Alex Interrante
Director of Hardware Engineering, Samsung Electronics America Technology Solutions
Sanjay Kodali
Head of Technology, Customer Account Team, Samsung Networks, Samsung Electronics America

Neville Ray
Chairman of the 5G Americas Board of Governors
President & Strategic Network Advisor to the CEO
Karri Kuoppamaki
Senior Vice President, Network Technology Development and Strategy

Benoit Pelletier
Director Next Gen Ecosystems
Mariam Sorond
Chief Technology Officer, Service Provider and Edge Business Unit

Ana Valero Huete
Latin America Regulatory Director
Simon Wilson
Head of Technology and Insight, Spectrum Centre of Excellence
