Chris Levendos was appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer-Fiber, effective January 2024. Prior to this, Mr. Levendos served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (overseeing both segments) from November 2023 to January 2024, Interim Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer – Towers from October 2023 to November 2023, and Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer-Fiber from December 2020 to November 2023, responsible for the management of Crown Castle’s small cell and fiber operations. Prior to this, he served as Vice President of Network Engineering and Operations. Mr. Levendos is a leading force in driving innovation in network deployment with more than 30 years of experience operating and leading large fiber network organizations, previously serving at Frontier, Google and Verizon. Beginning his career at Verizon as a field technician, Mr. Levendos progressed through a series of operational and engineering roles over 26 years concluding as the Region President for Verizon’s New York City Operations. He holds a BA from SUNY-Plattsburgh, a MS degree from New York University and a MS degree from Stevens Institute of Technology. Mr. Levendos serves on the boards for the Regional Planning Association (RPA), the Association for a Better New York (ABNY), INCOMPAS and is a member of the President’s Leadership Council at Stevens Institute of Technology.