Board of Directors

Mr. O’Brien has been our Executive Chairman since July 2020. He has also served as a member of our Board since April 2012, as Chief Executive Officer from April 2018 to June 2020, and as Vice Chair of our Board from May 2014 to April 2018. From January 2009 to the present, Mr. O’Brien has served as an independent consultant to several wireless start-ups.

As a co-founder and chairman of Nextel, Mr. O’Brien led the creation of the first all-digital nationwide wireless network (the Nextel National Network) and brought push-to-talk communication to the mass business and consumer market. After the merger of Nextel with Sprint Corporation in 2004, he was a co-founder of Cyren Call Communications Corporation, where he served until January 2009.

In 2016, Mr. O’Brien was awarded the Armstrong Medal, the Radio Club of America's highest award for demonstrated excellence and lasting contributions to radio arts and sciences. Mr. O’Brien has also served on several boards of other public companies, including Sprint and Williams Telecommunications. He also serves on the boards of several private companies and charitable organizations.

Mr. O’Brien is a graduate of Georgetown University and received his law degree from Northwestern University.

Mr. Kuhn joined our Board in January 2024 as Vice Chairman after more than thirty years as President and CEO of the Edison Electric Institute (EEI), the trade association representing U.S. investor-owned electric utilities. Prior to his role as President & CEO, Mr. Kuhn served as Chief Operating Officer of EEI from 1988 to 1990 and executive vice president from 1985-1988.

Before joining EEI, Mr. Kuhn was president of the American Nuclear Energy Council, which represented virtually all of the companies in the commercial nuclear power industry. He joined the Council in 1975 as vice president, government affairs, and became president in 1983. From 1972 to 1975, Mr. Kuhn headed the energy section of the investment banking firm Alex Brown and Sons. Prior to that, from 1970 to 1972, he was White House Liaison Officer to the Secretary of the Navy.

Mr. Kuhn previously served on the Secretary of Energy's Advisory Board and the Board of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. He also has served on the boards of the Alliance to Save Energy, the United States Energy Association, and the U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation. He is Chairman Emeritus of the Committee of 100 of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE), and the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.

Among his honors, Mr. Kuhn was awarded the Bess Goodman Humanitarian Award in 2000. He was chosen as Association Executive of the Year 2000 by Association TRENDS magazine and the Trade Association CEO of the Year in 2015 by CEO Update. In 2017, Mr. Kuhn received the Energy Good Scout Award from the National Capital Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America. He received the 2018 United States Energy Award for "unparalleled contribution and leadership in the energy sector" and the Keystone Policy Center 2019 Leadership Award.

Mr. Kuhn holds a Bachelor of Science degree in economics from Yale University and served as a Naval Officer following his graduation. He also earned a Masters in Business Administration from George Washington University. 

As a career executive focused on leading business transformation, Rob has played a critical role in strategically reshaping Anterix into a leader in private wireless broadband communications for critical infrastructure.

Rob joined Anterix’s predecessor, pdvWireless, as Chief Strategy Officer in 2015, where, together with Executive Chairman Morgan O’Brien, he helped to conceive and lead the execution of Anterix’s vision of transformative broadband connectivity for the modern grid. Throughout his tenure with the company—becoming Chief Operating Officer and later President, CEO, and Director in 2020—Rob has progressively shaped Anterix into a creator of utility-first solutions for the industry’s most pressing energy challenges, leveraging 900 MHz private wireless broadband networks.

At Anterix, Rob, with his team, has created a track record of strategic achievements. These include securing the Federal Communications Commission’s decision to enable broadband development in the 900 MHz band; developing Anterix’s innovative, scalable business model; building industry-wide partnerships and harnessing momentum to bring together pioneering utilities and more than 100 leading technology companies driving solutions that leverage 900 MHz broadband; and developing a game-winning leadership team to accomplish the company’s transformative broadband mission. Rob also pioneered the founding of the Utility Broadband Alliance, the industry-leading utility-led organization championing private broadband networks as a key enabler of the energy transformation.

Prior to joining Anterix, Rob served in key leadership roles where he helped to build breakthrough telecommunications and technology companies, including Unison Site Management, IDT Telecom, The Associated Group, and Nextel. Rob serves as a board member of the Keystone Energy Board and the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater MetroWest NJ. He is a native of Philadelphia and a graduate of The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and The George Washington University School of Government & Business Administration.

Among his honors, Rob is a recipient of the Keystone Policy Center’s 2024 Keystone Leadership Award. He was shortlisted for the New Jersey Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 2023 and was a recipient of the 2022 New Jersey Biz Digi-Tech Innovator Award.

Mr. Altman has served as a member of our Board since February 2023. He is the founder of Owl Creek Asset Management, L.P. After founding Owl Creek, Mr. Altman launched the Owl Creek Flagship Funds in February 2002, followed by the Owl Creek Socially Responsible Investment Fund in May 2006, the Owl Creek Credit Funds in July 2012, the Owl Creek MGM Fund in November 2016, the OC Opportunities Fund II in October 2018, the Owl Creek Special Situations Fund, L.P. in April 2019, and the OC Opportunities Fund III in May 2021.

As Chief Portfolio Manager since Owl Creek's founding, Mr. Altman directs all aspects of research and trading on all investments and leads the investment group at the Investment Manager in a team approach to gathering consensus on investment ideas.

Before forming Owl Creek, Mr. Altman spent 13 years at Franklin Mutual and Heine Securities Corporation, serving in various capacities, including junior and senior analyst positions, head trader of the bankruptcy and distressed group, senior vice president and senior portfolio manager.

Mr. Altman earned a B.S. in Management from the A.B. Freeman School of Business at Tulane University in 1988.

Mr. Daniels has served as a member of our Board since September 2020. Since 2014, he served as an Operating Partner at AE Industrial Partners, L.P., a private equity firm in Boca Raton, FL, specializing in aerospace, power generation, and specialty industrial markets. In 2024, Mr. Daniels transitioned to a Senior Advisor role at AEP. He serves on the board of directors of GAMCO Investors, Inc., Moeller Aerospace, and Redwire Corporation.

Mr. Daniels formerly served on the Advisory Committee on Trade Policy and Negotiation as a presidential appointee. He is a former chairman and former member of Florida’s State Board of Administration, Investment Advisory Council. Mr. Daniels was a founding partner of CAI Managers & Co., L.P., a private equity firm located in New York City, from 1989 to 2014. Prior to CAI Managers, he was President of Burdge, Daniels & Co., Inc., a company engaged as a principal in venture capital and buyout investments and trading of private placement securities. Mr. Daniels also served as Senior Vice President of Blyth, Eastman, Dillon & Co., where he was responsible for its corporate fixed-income sales and trading departments. He served as Chairman of TurboCombustor Technology Inc. and Zenith Laboratories, Inc.

Mr. Daniels is a graduate of Fordham University.

Mr. Fleischhauer has served as a member of our Board since August 2024. Mr. Fleischhauer was most recently a Partner at Owl Creek Asset Management, where he worked from 2007 until 2024. He ended his tenure at Owl Creek as an Assistant Portfolio Manager, focusing on the firm’s investments in public equities, including coverage of the telecommunications industry. Before joining Owl Creek, Mr. Fleischhauer served as a Portfolio Manager at Jayhawk Capital Management and an Analyst at HFR Asset Management after earning his MBA at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. He started his career as an Investing Banking Analyst in the Technology Group at Bear Stearns before moving to investment management at George Weiss Associates and Hamilton Partners.

In addition to his MBA, Mr. Fleischhauer earned his Bachelor of Science in Economics from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Mr. Heard has served as a member of our Board since August 2024. In 2011, he founded Heard Capital LLC, where he continues to serve as CEO and Chief Investment Officer. Prior to founding Heard Capital LLC, Mr. Heard was a special situations analyst for Stark Investments, where he covered telecommunications, media, technology, financial, industrial and energy sectors.

Mr. Heard is active in the philanthropic community, focusing on education and disadvantaged youth. He currently serves on the City Year Chicago Board of Directors and actively participates in OneGoal, a diverse collective of local organizations creating opportunities for today’s youth and low-income population. Mr. Heard is a board member of the President’s Circle and Young Professional Network for the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and is a member of the Economic Club of Chicago. He is also a member of the Dean’s Circle at the University of Chicago Law School, as well as a member of the Founders’ Committee for the University of Chicago Law School’s Center on Law and Finance.

Mr. Heard is a graduate of Marquette University’s College of Business Administration, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Finance and Real Estate.

Mr. Lang has been a member of our Board since August 2024. From 2004 to 2018, he served in various roles at Silver Spring Networks, including Founding Chairman, CEO, and President. From 2019 to 2023, Mr. Lang was Chairman and CEO of Turvo, a software technology company focused on the supply chain and logistics industry. Previously in his career, Mr. Lang held positions of increasing responsibility at Electronic Data Systems and Perot Systems.
 
Mr. Lang holds a BS in Business Administration with a minor in Computer Science from the University of Mississippi and an Executive MBA from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Business.

Ms. Yazdi has served as a member of the Board since February 2021. Since 2012, she has been the President of Feasible Management Consulting, which provides strategic consulting in energy, innovation, technology, and telecommunication.

From 1997 to 2012, Ms. Yazdi was the Senior Vice President of business integration and Chief Information Officer of Edison International and Southern California Edison, where she oversaw digital transformation initiatives and technology implementation of smart meter and smart grid programs. Ms. Yazdi was the founding co-chair of the Edison Electric Institute’s CIO advisory council, leading industry activities in cybersecurity, telecommunications, and privacy challenges. Prior to that role, she held various roles at Hughes Electronics (1980 to 1997), including Vice President and CIO, where she was a member of the executive committee and engaged in business transformation and M&A activities. She is a member of the board of directors at NorthWestern Energy and a strategic advisor to Infosys Corporation, Prologis Corporation, HIG Capital, and Energy Capital Ventures. As a current and former board member, she has been either a chair or an active member of various board committees, including audit, compensation, governance, and operations.

Ms. Yazdi received her NACD Directorship certification and also is an NACD Leadership Fellow, demonstrating her commitment to boardroom excellence. Ms. Yazdi is the recipient of the Ellis Island Medal of Honor for her philanthropic endeavors.

Ms. Yazdi earned her M.B.A. from the University of Southern California and is a member of the Beta Gamma Sigma honor society. She received her B.S. in industrial management from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, with honors. She also completed the Management of Information Technology program at Harvard Business School.