Gerry Salemme

Gerry Salemme
Board Member: 2023 – Present

Gerard Salemme is Co-CEO of Pendrell Corp. Over the past 40 years, Gerry has held senior leadership positions in the telecommunications companies that have been at the forefront of technological innovation such as McCaw Cellular (AT&T Wireless), ICOGlobal, Nextel, Nextlink, XO Communications and Clearwire. Cumulatively, these companies have raised over $45 billion dollars and successfully spawned technologies and services that are key elements of wireless terrestrial and satellite networks.
Previously, Gerry held senior positions at AT&T, GTE, and US Sprint. Gerry also served as senior policy analyst for the Energy and Commerce Committee in the US House of Representatives.

He is currently on the Board of Directors of Pendrell Corp., Content Guard, Altaeros, and is Chairman of the Board of Onclave Networks. Previously, he served on the Board of Directors of EarthLink Corp, Taqua, LLC, Recon Dynamics, ICO Global and DBSD Corp. He holds B.A. and M.A. degrees in Economics from Boston College. Gerry lives in Arlington, VA with his wife and two sons.