Board & Leadership

Board of directors

P. Robert Bartolo Chair of the Board of Directors

Bartolo has served as a Crown Castle director since 2014 and as Board Chair since 2022, chairing the Fiber Review Committee and serving on the Finance and N&G Committees. He spent over a decade at T. Rowe Price as EVP and Chairman of the U.S. Growth Stock Fund Investment Advisory Committee and as a Telecom, Tower & Cable analyst, and earlier served as Director of Finance at MGM Resorts International; he also sits on the board of Cable One, Inc.

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Since 2014

Goldsmith has been a Crown Castle director since 2018 and serves on the Compensation and Human Capital (CHC) Committee. She is President of Stony Brook University, was formerly Dean of Engineering and Applied Science at Princeton, and is an accomplished wireless-communications engineer who co-founded Plume WiFi and Quantenna Communications; she also serves on the board of Intel Corporation.

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Since 2018
Tammy K. Jones Director

Jones has served as a Crown Castle director since 2020 and chairs the N&G Committee while also serving on the Audit and Finance Committees. She is the founder and CEO of Basis Investment Group, a commercial real estate private equity platform, and previously held senior roles at CWCapital and GMAC Commercial Mortgage; she also serves on the board of Veris Residential, Inc.

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Since 2020
Kevin T. Kabat Director

Kabat has been a Crown Castle director since 2023 and serves on the CHC and N&G Committees. He was previously CEO and Vice Chairman of Fifth Third Bancorp, a diversified financial services company, and currently serves on the boards of NiSource Inc. and Unum Group.

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Since 2023

Melone has served as a Crown Castle director since 2015, chairs the Audit Committee, and sits on the Fiber Review and N&G Committees; he also served as the company's Interim President and CEO from January to April 2024. He spent more than 35 years in telecommunications, including as EVP and CTO of Verizon Communications where he oversaw the network's 3G-to-4G transition.

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Since 2015

Motlagh joined the Crown Castle Board in 2025, chairs the Finance Committee, and serves on the Audit and CHC Committees. She was previously EVP and CFO of data-center operator CyrusOne and divisional CFO for EMEA and Latin America at American Tower Corporation, and she is a licensed CPA with over 20 years in the telecommunications industry.

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Since 2025

Stephens has served as a Crown Castle director since 2020 and sits on the Audit, CHC and Fiber Review Committees. He was previously EVP and President of the Business Services Division at Altice USA and held senior leadership positions at Suddenlink Communications, Cox Communications and Xerox; he also serves on the board of Keysight Technologies.

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Since 2020

Thornton has been a Crown Castle director since 2020, chairs the CHC Committee, and serves on the Audit and N&G Committees. He spent more than four decades at FedEx Corporation, most recently as EVP and COO of FedEx Freight, and currently serves on the board of Sherwin-Williams Company and as a trustee of the Nuveen funds complex.

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Since 2020

Executive leadership

Christian H. Hillabrant President and Chief Executive Officer; Director

Hillabrant has served as President and CEO of Crown Castle since September 2025 and joined the Board in 2025. He previously was CEO and Chairman of the Management Board of Vantage Towers AG and COO of Tillman Infrastructure, with prior leadership roles at Samsung Electronics America, Ericsson and T-Mobile US, bringing more than three decades of telecommunications and digital-infrastructure experience.

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Since 2025
Sunit S. Patel Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Patel is a named executive officer of Crown Castle, appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer effective April 1, 2025. He oversees the company's finance organization as a member of the executive leadership team.

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Since 2025
Daniel K. Schlanger Executive Vice President and Chief Transformation Officer; Former Interim President and CEO; Former CFO

Schlanger is a named executive officer of Crown Castle who serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Transformation Officer. He previously served as the company's Chief Financial Officer through March 31, 2025 and as Interim President and CEO beginning March 23, 2025.

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Christopher D. Levendos Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer - Fiber

Levendos is a named executive officer of Crown Castle serving as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the company's Fiber business. He leads operations for the Fiber segment as a member of the executive team.

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Edward B. Adams, Jr. Executive Vice President and General Counsel

Adams is a named executive officer of Crown Castle serving as Executive Vice President and General Counsel. He leads the company's legal function as a member of the executive leadership team.

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Catherine Piche Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer - Towers

Piche is a named executive officer of Crown Castle serving as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the company's Towers business. She leads operations for the Towers segment as a member of the executive team.

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Steven J. Moskowitz Former President and Chief Executive Officer

Moskowitz is a named executive officer of Crown Castle who served as President and Chief Executive Officer effective April 11, 2024 until his departure during 2025. He is identified among the company's 2025 named executive officers in its proxy compensation disclosures.

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