Robert L. Schmidt, Chairman/CEO

Robert L. Schmidt is the Chairman/CEO of Great American Broadband, Inc.; and President/CEO of Integration Communications International, Inc.

Mr. Schmidt has over 30 years of experience in the communications industry and has become a nationally recognized leader in new telecommunications technology development. He has served in Senior Management with distinction in public and private companies including: ITT, CTM, CMI, National Cable Telecommunications Association (NCTA), Wireless Communication Association International (WCAI), and National Digital Network.

Mr. Schmidt maintains significant contacts with key leaders in the cable television and related telecommunications industry, most notable as Founder and President of the American Teleport Association (ATA); Charter board member of the World Teleport Association, Co-Founder and Board Member of Cable Satellite Public Affairs network (C-SPAN) and recipient of the President’s Award from the NCTA. He is the Co-Founder of NABU Network, Inc., the first two-way home information service delivered via cable television.

As a member of the National Advisory Board of the Lombardi Center for Cancer Research, Georgetown University awarded Mr. Schmidt the John Carroll Medal of Merit as an outstanding alumnus. He is a former member of the Board of Governors of Georgetown University. Mr. Schmidt is the Founder and Chairman of the Vincent T. Lombardi Foundation and past President of the Washington, D.C. chapter of the National Football Foundation and the Hall of Fame.

Mr. Schmidt attended the University of Notre Dame, holds a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Southern California and a M.S. in International Business from American University and a J.D. from Georgetown University School of law.