John W. Stanton

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John W. Stanton is the current chairman of the board of Clearwire Corporation.[1][2][3] John is also a director on the boards of Columbia Sportswear and General Communication Inc.[4] John was the founder and former CEO of Western Wireless Corporation, former chairman and CEO of VoiceStream Wireless, and former chairman of the CTIA.[5][6] John is listed as #840 in the Forbes 2007 "Richest People" study. It is estimated his net worth US$1.1 billion.[6] John Stanton is currently chairman of the Board of Trustees of Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington, where he earned his undergraduate degree.[6][7] He resides in Bellevue, Washington[7] with his wife, Theresa Gillespie and their two sons.

A venture capitalist called Stanton "one of the great entrepreneurs of the American wireless industry...as great as Craig McCaw."[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Profile: John W. Stanton", Forbes magazine. (archived 2010)
  2. ↑ http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/216928/clearwire_names_john_stanton_as_chairman.html
  3. ↑ http://corporate.clearwire.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=598213
  4. ↑ http://biz.yahoo.com/t/38/297.html
  5. ↑ "Western Wireless Corporate Officers". Archived from the original on March 6, 2005. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "The World's Billionaires — John Stanton". Forbes Magazine. March 8, 2007. Retrieved 2012-02-27. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "List of Board of Trustees". Whitman College. Retrieved 2012-02-27. 
  8. ↑ M. Sharon Baker (July 15, 2005). "Western Wireless' John Stanton ponders next move". Portland Business Journal. Retrieved 2007-12-12. 


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