Team
Member
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Current Role
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Career Path
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Tom Bartlett
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President and Chief Executive Officer
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- Educational background: M.B.A. from Rutgers University and a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering from Lehigh University
- Started his career at Deloitte, Haskins & Sells
- Prior to 2009: Served in numerous corporate, operations, and business development roles at Verizon Communications and its predecessor companies and affiliates
- Held various positions including President and CEO of Bell Atlantic International Wireless, CEO of Iusacell, and CEO of Verizon's Global Solutions Inc.
- April 2009: Joined American Tower as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
- Current roles: President and Chief Executive Officer of American Tower Corporation
- Affiliations: Member of the World Economic Forum’s Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) Board of Governors, NAREIT Executive Committee, and the Business Roundtable
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Ruth Dowling
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Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel and Secretary
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- Educational background: Law degree from Duke University School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
- Prior to joining American Tower: Partner and co-chair of the litigation department at Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP
- Served as Senior Vice President and General Counsel for the EMEA and Latin America regions
- 2011: Joined American Tower and served as Senior Vice President, Corporate Legal
- Led American Tower’s Global Remobilization Project Team during the pandemic
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Sanjay Goel
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Executive Vice President and President, Asia-Pacific
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- Educational background: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering with specialization in Electronics and Communications from Manipal Institute of Technology
- Worked at ABB and IBM earlier in his career
- Prior to American Tower: Held various sales and business management positions at Nokia, including President of the Global Services business group and Nokia Operations
- March 2021: Joined American Tower as Executive Vice President and President, Asia-Pacific
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Edward Knapp
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Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer
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- Educational background: M.B.A. from Columbia University, Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from Polytechnic University (NYU), and a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from Stony Brook University
- Prior to American Tower: Served as Senior Vice President of Engineering at Qualcomm
- Worked at Flarion Technologies, PacketVideo Corporation, NextWave Telecom, and Bell Atlantic/NYNEX Mobile (Verizon Wireless)
- 2017: Joined American Tower as Chief Technology Officer
- Holds five granted U.S. patents and one pending application
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Anthony Noble
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Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer
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- Educational background: Graduate of Syracuse University, the School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University, and the University of Pennsylvania Law School
- Prior to American Tower: Worked as a commercial real estate developer and as a lawyer in private practice
- May 2016: Joined American Tower as Vice President and Chief of Staff to the Chairman, President, and CEO
- Involved in counselling and securing zoning approvals for various developments
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Colleen Richards Powell
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Senior Vice President and Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer
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- Educational background: Bachelor’s degree from Wellesley College and a master’s degree from Harvard University
- Started her career on the Capitol Hill staff of Senator Edward “Ted” Kennedy
- Prior to American Tower: Held the same position at MFS Investment Management and served in various roles at the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority and Harvard University
- March 2021: Joined American Tower as Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer
- Active in various leadership and advisory roles
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Olivier Puech
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Executive Vice President and President, Latin America and EMEA
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- Educational background: Bachelor’s degree in International Business Administration from Ecole Supérieure De Commerce in Marseille, France
- Prior to American Tower: Held various leadership roles at Nokia and Gemalto
- 2013: Joined American Tower as Senior Vice President and CEO of Latin America
- October 2018: Appointed as Executive Vice President and President, Latin America and EMEA
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Rod Smith
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Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
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- Educational background: M.B.A. from Suffolk University, a Certificate of Accountancy from Bentley College, and a Bachelor of Science in Finance from Merrimack College
- Prior to American Tower: Served in executive roles at Lightower and RoweCom
- October 2009: Joined American Tower and held various roles, including Senior Vice President, Corporate Finance and Treasurer, and CFO of American Tower's U.S. Tower Division
- Also held leadership positions at Nextel Communications
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Steven O. Vondran
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Executive Vice President and President, U.S. Tower Division
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- Educational background: J.D. with high honors from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Business from Hendrix College
- Prior to American Tower: Worked at Lewellen & Frazier LLP, Young & Associates, Inc., and as a Law Clerk to the Hon. John Stroud on the Arkansas Court of Appeals
- 2000: Joined American Tower as a member of the Corporate legal team
- August 2004: Appointed Senior Vice President of U.S. Leasing Operations
- August 2018: Appointed Senior Vice President and General Counsel for U.S. Tower Division
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Summary
American Tower Corporation, one of the largest global REITs, is a leading independent owner, operator and developer of multitenant communications real estate with a portfolio of approximately 219,000 communications sites.
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