New York State’s 2021 Telecommunications Power 50

City & State, a multi-media organization covering New York’s local and state politics and policy, recently unveiled their “Power 50” for the state in the field of telecommunications. These were seen as the top individuals shaping New York’s digital future coming from various fields such as politics, wireless infrastructure, fiber and cable, utilities, city administration, law, and trade associations. To see additional brief bios of each individual, click here.

1. Tom Congdon & Debra LaBelle; Executive Deputy and Deputy Chair; Director, Office of Telecommunications, New York State Public Service Commission
2. John Paul Farmer & Jessica Tisch; Chief Technology Officer; Citywide Chief Information Officer, New York City
3. Leecia Eve; Vice President of Public Policy, Verizon
4. Brian Roberts; Chair and CEO, Comcast Corporation
5. Camille Joseph-Goldman & Rodney Capel ; Group Vice President for Government Affairs; Vice President of State Government Affairs,  Charter Communications
6. Patricia Jacobs & Elizabeth Segal; President of Northern Region; Executive Director of New York City External Affairs, AT&T
7. Jane Builder; Principal Manager Network Advocacy, Northeast Region, T-Mobile
8. Antonio Delgado; Member of Congress
9. Leroy Comrie & Kevin Parker; State Senators
10. Ana Rua; Head of Government Affairs for New York City and State, Crown Castle
11. David Scrodanus & Frank Antico; Regional Public Sector Sales Managers for New York State and New York City, Cisco
12. Barbara Humpton; President and CEO, Siemens
13. Kim Berger; Chief, Internet and Technology Bureau, New York State Attorney General
14. Dennis Trainor; Vice President, CWA District 1
15. Scott Rasmussen ; Assistant Vice President, Empire State Development,
16. Mike McGovern; Regional Vice President, DISH Network
17. Christopher Ortiz; Counsel, Government Affairs, Altice USA
18. Dave White; Vice President of Northeast Regional States, Motorola Solutions
19. Arvind Krishna, Chair and CEO, IBM
20. Bruce Abbott; Senior Vice President and General Manager, RCN
21. Rajiv Rao & Rossana Rosado; Chief Technology Officer; Secretary of State, New York State
22. Joe Morrisroe; Executive Director, NYC 311, NYC Dept. of Information Technology and Telecommunications
23. Nick Colvin ; Senior Vice President, LinkNYC
24. Mike Finley; CEO, Boingo
25. Melinda White; CEO, Transit Wireless
26. Wade Davis; Co-owner and CEO, Univision Communications Inc.
27. Goli Sheikholeslami; President and CEO, New York Public Radio
28. Robert Schachter; Senior Vice President of Sales, Northeast Region, iHeartMedia
29. Peter Altabef; Chair and CEO, Unisys
30. Eric Schmidt; Chair, Reimagine New York Commission
31. Richard Parsons, Charles Phillips & Darren Walker; Members, Reimagine New York Commission
32. Jim Becker; President and CEO, The Middleburgh Telephone Company
33. Caitlin Brookner; Spokesperson, New Yorkers for 5G
34. Tom Marciano; President, New York State Wireless Association
35. Victoria Lamberth; Co-Founder and Chief Revenue Officer, ZenFi Networks
36. James McCarthy; Board Chair, New York State Telecommunications Association
37. Robert Puckett; President, New York State Telecommunications Association
38. Daniela Perdomo; Co-Founder and CEO, goTenna
39. Jim Bell; Chair, New York State Forum
40. Melissa D’Andrea & Steve Koch, Albany Chair; New York City Chair, New York State Forum’s IT Corporate Roundtable
41. Clayton Banks; Co-Founder and CEO, Silicon Harlem
42. Amy Kellogg; Partner-in-Charge at the Albany Office, Harter Secrest & Emery
43. Christopher Fisher; Managing Partner, Cuddy & Feder
44. Leslie Snyder; Managing Partner, Snyder & Snyder
45. David Bronston; Special Counsel and Telecommunications Team Leader, Phillips Lytle
46. Jovia Radix; Vice President of Legislation, Kasirer
47. Joe Fasone; Founder, Pilot
48. Kristina Newman-Scott; President, BRIC
49. Daniel Coughlin; President and CEO, Manhattan Neighborhood Network
50. Maria Torres; President and Chief Operating Officer, The Point