Kurt Van Wagenen joined Summit Broadband as Chief Executive Officer in May 2023. He is a veteran of the telecommunications industry with over 30 years of experience in corporate strategy and integration, engineering, operations and consumer sales and service. Kurt leads the company as it continues the strategic expansion of its fiber-optic network into new enterprise, government, education and residential communities in Florida.

Before joining Summit Broadband, Kurt was President, CEO and Board Chair of FirstLight Fiber. His experience also includes serving as President and CEO of FiberTower Corporation and, prior to that, NEON Communications. He began his career with Verizon, where he was a member of the Management Career Development and General Management Development Leadership programs, holding management positions with increasing responsibility in various functional areas.

Kurt has served on several nonprofit Boards, including INCOMPAS, A Better Chance, Pathways to College and the Gold NorCal Chapter of Young Presidents’ Organization. He also serves on the School of Engineering Leadership Council for Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Kurt is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He also earned an MBA from Harvard Business School.