Our Mission
CONNECT
THE UNCONNECTED
Leadership Team
Naveen Kadiyala
President
Global leadership experience in the Media & Entertainment, Cable industry. Led Tech Mahindra’s Media&Entertainment, Cable segments as Global CTO (2018 - 2022). Architect for various industry first solutions including the very first IPTV/OTT rolled out by an operator in USA.
Alex Salamon
Chief Revenue Officer
Global Telecommunications Sales Leader with 20+ years of experience. Expert in optimizing people, processes, and technology. Rural broadband, EV charging, MDU/HOA services, and network resilience focus.
John Spector
Chief Financial Officer
CPA with over 30 years in accounting, tax, and management consulting. Expertise in strategic planning, business valuations, purchases, sales, and succession planning. Specializes in accounting, auditing, financial, tax, and estate planning, with international tax and business advice
Michael Korniczky
General Counsel
Senior legal, administrative, and operations leader focused on enhancing business profitability and meeting financial goals. Expert in service excellence, contract review, negotiations, IP monetization, and risk managemen
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Global Technology Board
John T. Chapman
Chairman
John T. Chapman serves as Chairman of the Global Technology Board and as a member of the Advisory Board for Air Wireless. Chapman is Former CTO of Cable and Broadband and Engineering Fellow at Cisco, is credited with being the inventor of Remote PHY, primary developer of DOCSIS and holder of more than 130 industry patents. A distinguished industry figure, John is a member of the Cable TV Pioneer Society and the SCTE Hall of Fame. He received the National Innovation Award in China for his work on Remote PHY and has been honored with three Cisco Pioneer Awards.
Advisory Board
Dr. Jan Uddenfeldt
Advisor
American Wireless Hall of Fame. As CTO at Sony Mobile Communications led transition to Android Smart Phones. CTO and SVP at Ericsson driving innovation in wireless technologies e.g. GSM, Bluetooth, 3G and 4G.
Vish Mishra
Advisor
Silicon Valley veteran and Venture Director at Clearstone Venture Partners. Co-founder of Excelan, sold for $225M. Recipient of Heritage Award and Civic Leadership Award.
Marwan Fawaz
Advisor
An experienced executive with an extensive background in Cable, Telecom, Broadband, Connected home. Marwan was the CEO of Nest and executive advisor at Alphabet, CEO of Motorola Home, EVP Strategy &CTO at Charter Comuunications along with a number of board seats.
Kip Compton
Advisor
A seasoned executive who has led the development of business across video, networking , IoT and Cloud software platforms. Kip’s past engagements include SVP Strategy and BD, Networking at Cisco and VP Video/Media at Comcast as well as a member of the board for several companies.
Mallik Vagvala
Advisor
Member of the American Wireless Hall of Fame. As Founder and Global CEO of QuadGen Wireless, pioneered end-to-end telecommunications solutions across global markets. Distinguished career at Bell Labs developing core network technologies. Former CTO at JT Mobile where he spearheaded development of advanced wireless infrastructure solutions and led early 5G implementation initiatives.
Board of Directors
Sudhir Ispahani
Executive Chairman
Investor, advisor, mentor in disruptive technologies. Led tech divisions in international and Fortune 100 companies. Founding CTO for Chello Broadband, Liberty Global where expanded tech to three continents.
Lorenz Glatz
Independent Board Member
Former CTO of Kabel Deutschland, one of Europe's largest cable operators, now part of Vodafone. Expert in technology strategy and business development in the context of economic digitization.
Company Headquarters
AIR Silicon Valley
335 Bryant Street
Palo Alto
CA 94301
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AIR Europe
Zagrebska 102
2000 Maribor
Slovenia