John B.
GEORGES

Mr. Georges is considered an early pioneer in both outdoor small cells, and in-building Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS). He has authored or co-authored more than 20 original sector publications and holds 10 patents. Most recently John was an Advisor to DigitalBridge, a $10B private equity firm focused on Telecom and Digital infrastructure investing. John was also the CEO and co-founder of NextG Networks (founded in 2001), the first outdoor small cell company utilizing the Public-Rights-of-Way to deploy outdoor DAS and small cells. Before co-founding NextG, Mr. Georges co-founded LGC Wireless, the leading provider of in-building wireless distributed antenna systems at the time, and the first company to establish worldwide channel relationships in over 20 countries. Mr. Georges also is part of the founding team of QMC Telecom for their LATAM indoor DAS and outdoor small cell businesses. Mr. Georges received his Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of California at Berkeley in 1994.