Ron Vidal is a consultant, with over 30 years in the telecommunications and technology industries. Ron has been on teams that raised $14 billion in capital and completed $19 billion of M&A transactions. Ron was a member of Mayor Dinkins NYC Task Force on Network Reliability; testified before Congress on VoIP and E-911 issues and hold a patent on subsea cable installation. He's been a volunteer firefighter with 4 fire departments (Pennsylvania, Colorado, California and Nevada (for Burning Man). He brings a unique view of engineering, operations, capital markets and emergency services to look forward to the growth of the Internet.