Board Of Directors

Howard E. Woolley

Mr. Woolley has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Howard Woolley Group, LLC, a government affairs, public policy and regulatory risk advisory firm serving leading technology and wireless industry companies, since 2015. His firm has also given strategic advice to clients on managing public policy matters with diverse markets and constituencies. Prior to founding Howard Woolley Group, LLC, Mr. Woolley served as Senior Vice President Wireless Policy and Strategic Alliances for Verizon Communications Inc. (“Verizon”). During his tenure at Verizon, Mr. Woolley led the government relations for Verizon Wireless from the company’s founding in 2000 until his retirement in 2013. Prior to Verizon, Mr. Woolley served as Vice President, Regulatory Affairs for the National Association of Broadcasters. Mr. Woolley currently serves on the Board of Directors for Somos, Inc., a global telecommunications company and leading provider of phone number intelligence, and serves as the Lead Independent Director as well as on the Executive Committee, the Nominating and Governance Committee and as chair of the Compensation Committee of such board. Mr. Woolley also serves on the Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America Board of Directors where he is a member of the Audit Committee and the Nomination, Evaluation and Compensation Committee. Mr. Woolley also serves on the Board of Directors for the Allianz Life Insurance Company of New York. Mr. Woolley serves on the Board of Trustees for Johns Hopkins University, serving on the Committees of Audits and Institutional Risk Management; Trusteeship, Nominations and By-Laws; and Philanthropy and Engagement. Mr. Woolley also serves on the Board of Trustees for Johns Hopkins Medicine and served on the Executive Committee of such board from the 2017 to 2024 academic years. Mr. Woolley co-chairs the Johns Hopkins External Affairs and Community Engagement Committee. Mr. Woolley is on the Board of Trustees for Syracuse University and serves on the Academic Affairs, Student Experience and Executive Committees of such board. Mr. Woolley holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University and a Master of Administrative Sciences degree in business from Johns Hopkins University. Mr. Woolley is often asked to serve on corporate board governance panels for organizations such as the National Association of Corporate Directors, Financial Times, Ernst & Young LLP and the Executive Leadership Council. Mr. Woolley has been a member of the Company’s Board of Directors since March 2021 and currently serves on the Compensation Committee and as Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.