Leading Executives in Internet Service Providers
Brian L. Roberts
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Comcast Corporation
Longtime Comcast chief who expanded the company into the U.S.’s largest ISP while building a portfolio that includes NBCUniversal and Sky.
Company bio | Company X/Twitter
Chris Winfrey
President & Chief Executive Officer, Charter Communications (Spectrum)
Took the helm in December 2022 and launched multi‑year investments to expand and upgrade Spectrum’s broadband network footprint and service experience.
Company bio | Company X/Twitter
Hans Vestberg
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Verizon Communications
Architect of Verizon’s 5G strategy who has led nationwide 5G mobility and home internet expansion since becoming CEO in 2018.
Company leadership | Company X/Twitter
Nick Jeffery
President & Chief Executive Officer, Frontier Communications
Former Vodafone UK chief credited with accelerating Frontier’s fiber build (“Building Gigabit America”) after its 2021 restructuring.
Company leadership | Company X/Twitter
Kate Johnson
President & Chief Executive Officer, Lumen Technologies (Quantum Fiber)
Tech operator who became CEO in 2022 to lead Lumen’s turnaround and fiber‑led reinvention of legacy CenturyLink assets.
Executive bio | Company X/Twitter
Dennis Mathew
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Altice USA (Optimum)
Ex‑Comcast regional leader tapped to steer Optimum’s fiber upgrade and customer‑experience reset across 21 states.
Mark Greatrex
President, Cox Communications
Brand‑ and customer‑experience‑focused leader elevating Cox’s broadband growth; also elected 2024 Chairman of NCTA’s Board.
Company leadership | Industry board announcement
Dave Heimbach
President & Chief Executive Officer, Metronet (T‑Mobile Fiber JV partner)
Former Shentel COO driving one of the nation’s fastest‑growing fiber builders now aligned with T‑Mobile/KKR to scale FTTH.
Company press | Company leadership
Jim Holanda
Chief Executive Officer, Astound Broadband (RCN/Grande/Wave)
Veteran cable operator leader who has grown Astound into a top‑six U.S. cable/fiber ISP via M&A and market expansion.
Company newsroom | Company site
Dinni Jain
Chief Executive Officer, Google Fiber (Access)
Ex‑Time Warner Cable COO who restarted and expanded Google Fiber/Webpass builds and product strategy.
Dane Jasper
Chief Executive Officer & Co‑founder, Sonic
Privacy‑first indie ISP co‑founder who has championed open access and affordable, symmetrical multi‑gig fiber in California since 1994.
Nick Jeffery (duplicate entry to remove)
—, Frontier Communications
See above entry (included once in list).
Company leadership | Company X/Twitter
Michel Combes
Executive Chairman & Acting Chief Executive Officer, Brightspeed
Telecom veteran and former Sprint/SoftBank leader serving as Executive Chairman and acting CEO (effective June 1, 2025) to drive Brightspeed’s fiber transformation.
Company leadership | Leadership change release
Rocco B. Commisso
Founder, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Mediacom Communications
Founder who built Mediacom into one of the largest U.S. cable broadband providers focused on smaller markets.
Company IR management | Company IR management (alt)
Mark D. Dankberg
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Viasat
Satellite‑broadband pioneer who co‑founded Viasat and leads its GEO/LEO hybrid strategy for residential and enterprise connectivity.
Investor site (board bio) | Viasat news
Teresa Elder
Chief Executive Officer, WOW! Internet, TV & Phone (WideOpenWest)
Turnaround‑focused leader growing WOW!’s all‑fiber builds and simplified offers across a competitive footprint.
Company newsroom | CEO appointment (archive)
Gwynne Shotwell
President & Chief Operating Officer, SpaceX (Starlink)
Operational force behind SpaceX who oversees Starlink’s rapid global scale‑up of low‑Earth‑orbit broadband.
Wikipedia (role) | News profile
Mike Sievert
President & Chief Executive Officer, T‑Mobile US (Home Internet + Mobile)
CEO since 2020 who scaled fixed‑wireless Home Internet to millions of customers while advancing 5G leadership; reports have speculated on succession, but he remains CEO as of September 2025.
Wikipedia (role) | Recent coverage
John Stankey
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, AT&T
Chairman & CEO since 2020 guiding AT&T’s refocus on core connectivity and aggressive fiber build after exiting media assets.
Wikipedia (role) | Recent analysis
David Wade
President & Chief Executive Officer, EPB (Chattanooga)
Municipal‑fiber trailblazer who helped launch America’s first community‑wide gigabit (and later 10‑gig) and now steers EPB’s quantum‑network initiative.
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