Melinda leads Transit Wireless with more than 20 years of experience in the wireless and telecommunications industry. With strengths in strategy, operations, finance, product, marketing and consumer/commercial sales, she brings an entrepreneurial perspective to the operation, and seeks new ideas, products, and processes to better meet the demands of the market. As CEO of Transit Wireless, Melinda leads the business strategy, drives revenue from its fiber network, and provides industry-leading “Smart Transit” and 5G neutral host services to mobile network operators and transit authorities.

Most recently, Melinda served as the CEO of Black Walnut Ventures where she advised companies on strategy and operations. Prior to joining Black Walnut Ventures, Melinda was the West Region President at Frontier Communications. She has held senior leadership roles at Wink Communications, Cox Communications and Cellular One.

A thought leader across 5G, Smart Networks, P3 (public-private partnerships), and edge strategy, her work has received numerous awards. Her accolades include:

• 2019 Notable Woman in Tech by Crain’s New York Business
• 2019 Responsible 100 by City and State and one of the 50 Leaders in Gov Tech
• 2016 National Asian American Consortium Community and Engagement Leadership
• 2016 Women on Board by Catalyst
• 2015 Women of Influence by the Portland Business Journal
• 2014 Women in Wireline to Watch by Fierce Telecom
• 2012 Woman of Power and Influence by the National Organization for Women

Melinda currently serves on the boards of Transform, Inc. and California Emerging Technology Fund (CETF). She earned an M.B.A. from Tulane University in Louisiana and a B.B.A. from Howard Payne University in Texas.

Jeff Garte serves as the CFO of Transit Wireless, responsible for all aspects of finance and IT.

Jeff joined Transit Wireless with over twenty years of financial and operational experience in public and private companies with domestic and international operations.  He brings a focus on connecting operational actions with financial results to drive strategic outcomes.

Prior to joining Transit Wireless, Jeff was CFO of Globecomm.  He has also held various senior financial roles at Hibernia Networks, AboveNet Communications and CSC ServiceWorks.  He began his career in the investment banking divisions at Evercore and UBS.

Jeff holds an undergraduate degree from Hamilton College and an MBA from Columbia University.

Michael serves as Senior Vice President, Network Operations and Engineering at Transit Wireless, where he is responsible for network operations, engineering, product development, and project management. Michael’s role includes operations across Transit Wireless’ award-winning New York City Subway 160 mile fiber network.

Michael joined Transit Wireless with a deep understanding and experience in the design, build and operation of IP networks. He has over 20 years of telecommunications and engineering experience, serving in executive positions at Level 3 Communications and as Windstream’s Senior Vice President of IP, Voice and Security Engineering. At Level 3, he designed, built and sustained one of the world’s largest IP and Voice networks.

Prior to joining Transit Wireless, he served as a consultant to several service providers across the United States and Europe. Michael holds a B.S. from Arizona State University.

Julia serves as General Counsel for Transit Wireless, bringing over 30 years of experience leading legal, compliance and regulatory teams. Most recently, Julia was the founding partner of Law Offices of Julia Hanft, a private law firm providing business legal solutions for small and medium enterprise companies. Prior to founding her private practice, Julia served as Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary for Globecomm Systems Inc., a leading provider of complex communications solutions for commercial and government customers throughout the world. There, she was responsible for the company’s contracts and legal matters, procurement, quality, trade compliance, and information security across all subsidiaries, both domestic and international. Her previous experience includes as a contracts manager for Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, where she managed the contract activities for multi-billion-dollar contracts and proposals with government agencies in Italy, Australia, and the United Kingdom. Julia holds a J.D. from Georgia State University College of Law (magna cum laude) and a B.S. in Business and Management from University of Redlands (with Distinction), and is admitted to practice law in both New York and Georgia.

Louise serves as Senior Vice President of People and Business Operations for Transit Wireless. She oversees 5G strategy, as well as all aspects of human resources including, talent management and acquisition, rewards, Strategic Workforce Solutions, Diversity and Inclusion, engagement and HR operations.

Prior to joining the company, Louise led Organizational Design, Change Management and Transformation globally for Pearson Education in London and New York. At Pearson, she also served as the head of HR for Global Business Services and Corporate Finance. Previously, Louise ran her own global consulting business with clients across various sectors around the world. She also led HR for Arqiva, supporting the end-to-end organization and building an Internet of Things (IoT) business from scratch, helping to develop its go-to-market strategy.

Louise started her career at RBS as a private banker, where she worked for over 15 years in M&A and global transformation in both London and New York. She has a degree in business from the University of Hull.