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Gary Parsons Chairman, XM Satellite Radio

In the late 1990s Gary Parsons approached Columbia partner Jim Fleming seeking a partner to assemble the business plan and financial resources to launch satellite radio in the US. Read more

Michael Tessler Founder, President and CEO, Broadsoft

In 1999, Michael Tessler founded Broadsoft with the goal of creating a company that would enable the transition of voice communications to IP networks... Read more

Dan Caruso Former Chairman and CEO, ICG Communications

In the wake of the CLEC industry collapse in 2001-2003, Columbia made a strategic decision to invest in the CLEC sector as we believed that certain companies were under valued and offered tremendous opportunity. Read more

Roger Lindquist Founder and CEO, MetroPCS

In 2001, MetroPCS, then known as General Wireless, sought to launch an innovative but unproven wireless services business model during a difficult period in the capital markets... Read more