October 17, 2010 | Read Time: 1 minute
Career highlights: Mr. Dunne, 45, enlisted in the U.S. Army out of high school and returned to serve as an officer in the Signal Corps after college. After graduate school, he went to work for AT&T and Bell Labs, then for a start-up company, called OnePoint Communications. He worked five years at Verizon, then left in 2005 to co-found his own communications company, called DigitalBridge, where he will remain as a trustee.
Education: Mr. Dunne earned a bachelor’s degree in communications-systems management from Ohio University, in Athens, and a master’s degree in information and communications sciences from Ball State University, in Muncie, Ind.
Why he moved to the nonprofit world: Mr. Dunne says he was drawn to One Economy’s mission to deliver broadband wireless capabilities to neighborhoods with many needy people.
How his experience will help: He says working to raise $100-million in venture capital over the last five years for DigitalBridge brought him skills that will help him win donations.
Why he was selected: Mr. Dunne was hired for his “combination of telecommunications expertise, business acumen, cutting-edge strategy, and commitment to service,” said Rey Ramsey, a co-founder of One Economy and chairman of its board, in a written statement.
His agenda: Mr. Dunne says his priorities are to put together a three- to five-year business plan. His goal within 10 years, he says, is to create “repeatable, scalable business models of private-public partnerships that help industry and government bring technology, content, access, and training to the whole world.”
Salary: Mr. Dunne declined to reveal it.
Favorite app: His smart phone’s video-chat capability, which allows him to watch his daughter’s soccer game and talk with his wife wherever he is in the world.
