Managing Partner
Don has over 30 years of experience leading and advising Telecom, Internet, and Technology companies. He has held senior management positions at companies spanning from multi-billion-dollar S&P 500 corporations to seed-stage startups in industries that ranged from wireless and satellite services to cybersecurity and location-based. Companies include Nextel, Sprint, Clearwire, Deloitte Consulting, and McDonnell Douglas. At Clearwire Don grew the wholesale business from initial startup to $500 million before the company was sold to Softbank. While acting as Chief Revenue Officer, Chief Operating Officer, and Chief Executive Officer at several technology startups he built leadership teams, grew revenue, and raised funding. Earlier in his career, Don provided strategic consulting and digital transformation consulting to clients in telecom services, cybersecurity, and consumer products while at Deloitte Consulting. Don has a BS in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from the University of Illinois and an MBA from the University of Chicago.