Alex Gellman
Executive Chairman and Co-Founder, Vertical Bridge
Speaker Profile
Alex Gellman is the Executive Chairman and Co-Founder of Vertical Bridge, the largest private owner and operator of wireless communications infrastructure in the U.S.
Mr. Gellman is also a Senior Advisor and Co-Founder of DigitalBridge (NYSE: DBRG), a leading global alternative asset manager dedicated to investing in digital infrastructure.
He currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Wireless Infrastructure Association, and on the Boards of EdgePoint Infrastructure and Highline do Brasil, leading private tower companies serving Southeast Asia and Latin America, respectively.
Prior to co-founding Vertical Bridge, Mr. Gellman was President and COO of Global Tower Partners and was instrumental in growing the company into the largest privately-held tower company in the U.S. at the time of its sale to American Tower Corporation in 2013. Previously, Mr. Gellman served as President and COO of Sonitrol Corporation, a leading provider of verified electronic security solutions in North America, which sold to Stanley Works (NYSE: SWK) in 2008.
Earlier in his career, Mr. Gellman co-founded Apex Site Management, the largest third-party manager of wireless and wireline communications sites in the U.S., which merged with SpectraSite Communications in 2000 to create the largest telecommunications site portfolio in the country. He also co-founded and served as VP of Development of Horizon Cellular Group, a McCaw Cellular-backed company that acquired, developed and operated rural cellular franchises across the eastern U.S.
For his decades of service to the wireless industry, Mr. Gellman was named as a 2023 inductee into the Wireless History Foundation’s Wireless Hall of Fame.
Mr. Gellman is a graduate of The Wharton School of Business with a Master of Business Administration degree in Finance and Accounting and holds a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Tufts University.
