Randy Klindt

Conexon Founding Partner Randy Klindt is a pioneer of the electric cooperative broadband movement, widely credited with architecting the most cost-efficient fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) design in use by electric co-ops today. With over 20 years of hands-on operational leadership experience across three electric cooperatives, Klindt led the initial conception, construction, and operations for Co-Mo Connect in Missouri, and OzarksGo in Arkansas. These have grown to become two of the largest electric co-op FTTH projects in the nation. In 2015, Klindt formed Conexon to support rural electric cooperatives across the country with end-to-end FTTH management solutions. Randy’s unwavering vision that fiber broadband is possible for all rural Americans continues to change the telecommunications industry landscape. Today, Conexon’s mission and methodology are broadly considered the defining standard of the most successful rural electric co-op fiber networks.

In 2021, Conexon launched its internet service provider entity, Conexon Connect, the transition of Randy’s vision to change the face of rural internet with an innovative solution to operate and manage cooperative and investor-owned fiber networks. Today, Randy serves as CEO of Conexon Connect in addition to his Conexon partnership role.