Kathleen Abernathy

Kathleen Quinn Abernathy currently works at ISO New England, Inc., as Chairman from 2012, EchoStar Corp., as Independent Director from 2023, John Gardner Fellowship Association, as Director, Children Now, as Director, Bai Communications Pty Ltd., as Non-Executive Director from 2021, Somos, Inc., as Director from 2019, The District of Columbia Bar, as Member, and The Federal Communications Bar Association, as Member.
Ms. Abernathy also formerly worked at DISH Network Corp., as Independent Director from 2019 to 2023, Purple Communications, Inc., as Director, AirTouch Communications, as Vice President-Federal Regulatory, Frontier Communications Corp., as Executive Vice President-External Affairs from 2013 to 2017, Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld LLP, as Partner from 2006 to 2008, Wilkinson Barker Knauer LLP, as Partner from 2008 to 2010, US West, Inc., as Vice President-Regulatory Affairs, BroadBand Office, Inc., as Vice President-Public Policy from 2000 to 2001, Federal Communications Commission, as Commissioner from 2001 to 2005, and Frontier Communications, Inc., as Executive Vice President-External Affairs from 2013 to 2017.
Ms. Abernathy received her undergraduate degree in 1982 from Marquette University and graduate degree from Columbus School of Law.