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.

Igal Elbaz
Chairman of the 5G Americas Board of Governors
Senior Vice President, Wireless and Access Technology
Lee Rudolph
Vice President, Mobility & Core Network

Rodrigo Cardenas
VP Mobile Networks & Optimization

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 General Manager

Pardeep Kohli
President and Chief Executive Officer

Mike Murphy
CTO North and South America

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
Vice President, Radio Network Technology Development and Strategy

Shekar Ayyar
Executive Vice President, General Manager, Telco and Edge Cloud
Kaniz Mahdi
Vice President of Advanced Technologies

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