Management Team

Scott Lang is President and CEO of Anterix, formerly serving as an independent member of the Anterix Board of Directors since 2024. Prior to joining Anterix, Scott was the founding Chief Executive and served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Silver Springs Networks, Inc. for 11 years.

Prior to Silver Spring Networks, Scott first worked with Ross Perot at Electronic Data Systems and then joined Perot Systems in 1988, shortly after the company’s founding. During his career at Perot Systems, Scott spent 10 years in Europe building the company’s international business and went on to lead the Strategic Markets Group, which served the global energy, communications, media, and travel and transportation industries.

Scott holds a B.S. degree in Business Administration from the University of Mississippi and is a graduate of the Advanced Executive Program from The Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. Under Scott’s leadership, Silver Spring Networks was named a 2008 World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer. In 2009, Scott was named Ernst & Young’s 2009 Entrepreneur of the Year in Northern California in the clean tech category and Responsible CEO of the Year in the Private Company category by the editors of CRO Magazine. In 2011, Scott was named the Most Admired CEO in Sustainability by the San Francisco Business Times. 

Wassim Akhdar joined the company as Senior Vice President of Product and Innovation in November 2023. He is responsible for delivering comprehensive and innovative products and solutions that maximize the value of Anterix’s 900 MHz spectrum, meet the stringent market demands of the critical infrastructure segment, and drive profitable company growth.

Akhdar has more than 24 years of experience in the distribution grid monitoring and control space, most recently serving as Global Head of Grid Management Solutions at Itron, Inc. Prior to joining Itron, Akhdar held key leadership positions at GE Digital Energy, Sentient Energy, and Varentec, Inc., where he successfully launched new innovative solutions ranging from mission-critical grid management systems to grid edge sensing and control devices.

Akhdar holds Master of Business Administration and Bachelor of Electrical Engineering degrees from McGill University in Montreal, Canada.

Gena Ashe is the Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary of the Company. She leads the Company’s legal, compliance, and board affairs functions; sets the overall legal strategy; and provides legal guidance to the CEO, senior executives, and board of directors.

Prior to joining Anterix in 2019, Gena was the Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary for Adtalem Global Education, a top global proprietary education and certification enterprise. She served as Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary of BrightView Solutions from 2012 to 2016 and held several senior executive legal roles for globally recognized companies including IBM, AT&T, Lucent Technologies, Darden Restaurants, and PBS. She began her career at IBM as a microcomputer-based design electrical engineer and scientist.

Gena is on the boards of GXO Logistics, Inc. (NYSE: GXO) and Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: SKWD). Gena’s other board directorships include serving on the Board of Directors of the Executive Leadership Council and as an advisory board member for the Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, D.C.

Gena is the recipient of numerous awards and recognitions, including NACD’s “Directorship 100,” Women Inc. Magazine’s Most Influential Corporate Directors, Savoy Magazine’s Most Influential Black Attorneys and Savoy Magazine’s Most Influential Black Corporate Directors.

Gena earned a Juris Doctorate from Georgetown University, a Master of Science in electrical engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology, and a Bachelor of Arts in mathematics with a physics minor from Spelman College.

Ryan Gerbrandt joined the Company as Chief Operating Officer in March 2020 where he oversees Anterix’s Sales, Product Development, Marketing, Operations and Technology & Engineering efforts. Prior to Anterix, Ryan served 13 years at Trilliant where he pioneered their Smart Grid Deployment efforts and most recently served as Managing Director for their Global Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and Smart Cities businesses.

Prior to Trilliant, Ryan was responsible for utility communications and control systems at Manitoba Hydro, an electric power and natural gas provider in Canada, where he specialized in Utility Communications Systems, Network Operations, SCADA, HVDC Controls and System Protection. Mr. Gerbrandt received his education in Communications Engineering Technology from Red River College and in Utility Management from the University of Manitoba.

Timothy Gray joined the Company as Chief Financial Officer in June 2014. From November 2011 to May 2013, Tim served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of MedImmune, Inc., and then served as Senior Vice President of Finance for MedImmune’s Specialty Care Group until November 2013.

Tim also served in various other finance roles at MedImmune since April 2008. Prior to joining MedImmune, Tim served in finance positions at AOL and Nextel and started his career at Deloitte & Touche LLP. He is also a member of the Audit Committee of the Children’s Inn at the National Institutes of Health. Tim earned a BBA in Accounting from the University of Notre Dame and is a certified public accountant.

Chris Guttman-McCabe joined Anterix as chief regulatory and communications officer in October 2020 to lead the government relations and communications efforts in support of the company’s vision of 900 MHz private broadband for the utility, critical infrastructure and enterprise sectors. He also currently serves on the board of the GridWise Alliance.

Prior to joining Anterix, Chris was a founder and CEO of CGM Advisors LLC, where he worked on communications, government relations, market analysis and business development initiatives for both Fortune 100 companies and start-up tech ventures.

Chris founded CGM Advisors after a 13-year career at CTIA as a spokesperson and advocate for the wireless industry, including testifying 19 times before Congress. At CTIA, he served as executive vice president, overseeing a 90-person association with a $65 million annual budget. Before joining CTIA, Chris worked as an Associate in the Communications Practice Group at Wiley Rein LLP.

Chris earned his law degree, magna cum laude, with a Communications Institute certificate from the Columbus School of Law at the Catholic University of America and a bachelor’s degree in economics from Swarthmore College.

Carlos L’Abbate joined the company as Chief Technology Officer in February 2021 and leads the company’s technology and engineering vision to enable successful customer pursuit and deployment of 900 MHz private broadband networks for utilities and critical infrastructure entities across the United States. Prior to Anterix, Carlos was a member of the FirstNet Authority CTO organization where he was responsible for advising the FirstNet Authority executive team and board of directors in the areas of technology and product development, wireless standards, and network architecture.

Prior to his time at the FirstNet Authority, Carlos was Senior Director of radio access networks and mobile devices at Nextel International, where he oversaw the technology development, network architecture, technical vendor selection, and wireless network design for the company’s networks in five countries.

Carlos completed the PLD (Program for Leadership Development) at Harvard Business School and earned his Post Graduate in Business Administration from Fundação Getulio Vargas and his Bachelor of Science in Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering from the Instituto Nacional de Telecomunicações – Inatel.

Alice Moy-Gonzalez joined Anterix in 2016, and is currently the Senior Vice President of Strategic Development, responsible for planning and executing the company’s integrated business and corporate strategy. Prior to joining Anterix, Alice gained a combined 16 years of experience in the clean energy technology, smart grid and telecommunication industries at GE, Petra Solar, Arcadian Networks and Nextel. In her prior positions she led SaaS sales for the Northeast region, Industrial Internet of Things ( IIoT) product development including networking, software and services, business development and strategy for utility telecom, and RF engineering.

Named a Fierce Wireless 2017 influential woman in startups, and recipient of a Public Utilities Fortnightly Top Innovator award, Alice has proven to be a role model both in the industry as well as in the community in which she lives, launching and chairing interactive STEM experiences to elementary school families.

Alice holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of the West Indies, Trinidad, and a Master’s in business administration from Mercy College, NY.

Gretchen Starcher joined Anterix in 2022 as its Chief People Officer responsible for developing and executing the company's people strategy in support of the company's overall business plan and strategic direction. Gretchen’s areas of focus include succession planning, talent management, organizational and performance management, training and development, and total rewards.

Gretchen has had an extensive and diverse 20+ year career in human resources. She is a hands-on leader, supporting strategic business needs and initiatives at companies ranging from large, complex, global organizations to mid-sized and small start-ups. She is an expert people and process leader who builds strong inclusive teams, provides insightful metrics-driven data, and is skilled in all facets of human resources operations. Her professional experience is broad and far-reaching, including work in the pharmaceutical, software, education and telecommunications industries.

Gretchen holds a Bachelor of Arts in English from Washington and Jefferson College, Pennsylvania.