NextNav (NASDAQ: NN) announced the appointment of Dr. Sanyogita Shamsunder as NextNav’s new Chief Operating Officer. In this newly created role, Shamsunder will be overseeing business development, strategy, product and software, program and operations, and IT.
Shamsunder joins NextNav with over 20 years of experience leveraging technology and innovation to scale growth at both large enterprises and start-up technology companies. Recently, she held the title of the Head of Edge Network Infrastructure at Google, where she led the team that developed and maintained Google’s multi-vendor Global Edge Network.
Prior to that, Shamsunder led various network and product teams at Verizon, including as the Vice President of Product Strategy and Operations, where she led early 5G network technology development and trials.
Earlier in her career, she launched the first 4G devices as well as led various spectrum initiatives in collaboration with government and industry groups. Shamsunder received her MBA from the Wharton School and Ph.D in electrical engineering and math from the University of Virginia.
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