Advisory Board

In July 1997 Mr. Kingston joined Nextlink Communications, a Competitive Local Exchange Company ("CLEC"), as President of the Midwest Division (which included Illinois, Ohio, Michigan, Minnesota and Missouri). Mr. Kingston was the youngest Division President at the time at age 37. In July of 2000 Mr. Kingston was recruited to become the President, COO of Burst Wireless, which eventually was renamed Monet Mobile Networks. Monet was funded by Qualcomm, Intel, Soros and Mayfield among others to deploy the Qualcomm 1xEVDO wireless data technology in the United States. In 2005, he acquired the assets of Convergence Technology and rebranded it Business Only Broadband, shortly thereafter. NTP Wireless was very please to provide site acquisition and project management services for BOB's launch in Chicago and New York City. Mr. Kingston advises on business development and industry issues.

Michael has gained invaluable experience having previously worked for a prominent title insurance company, an Illinois law firm specializing in creditor rights, and a large, well-established financial institution. Michael advises us on general legal and risk management issues.

Safford joined the Chicago Booth faculty in 2005 after a year teaching at the London School of Economics and Political Science and a year as a postdoctoral research affiliate at the Judge Institute of Management at the University of Cambridge. Safford was previously a labor relations specialist for the National Federation of Federal Employees in Washington, DC, and a research associate for the United Auto Workers in Detroit. Sean advises us on strategy development and implementation.