George Schmitt

George Schmitt has over 45 years of broad operating experience in wireless and wireline companies. Mr. Schmitt's experience includes e.spire Communications, Omnipoint Communications, LHS Group, Objective Systems Integrators, PCS PrimeCo, Airtouch Communications, Mannesmann Mobilfunk (Germany), Pacific Telesis, Pacific Telephone and AT&T. Most recently, Mr. Schmitt was Chairman and CEO of e.spire Communications, a provider of voice, data and Internet services to markets throughout the US. Previously, Mr. Schmitt was President and Director of Omnipoint Communications Services (Nasdaq: OMPT) until VoiceStream's acquisition of Omnipoint in 2000. In 2013, Mr. Schmitt was inducted into the Wireless Hall of Fame by the Wireless History Foundation, an organization formed to preserve and promote the history of the wireless industry. Induction into the Wireless Hall of Fame is one of the industry's highest honors, acknowledging the leadership, innovation and achievement of each honoree. Mr. Schmitt received an MS in Management from Stanford University, where he was a Sloan Fellow, and a BA in Political Science from Saint Mary's College.