Craig Gunderson

Craig Gunderson has over 30 years of telecom experience in sales, operations, and executive leadership at corporate and field levels. Craig serves as Conterra’s President and CEO. Conterra is a provider of fiber-based telecommunication services to businesses, telecommunication carriers, state and local governments and education. Conterra provides services across 22 states and is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Company has signed an agreement to sell to Fiera Capital, a Canadian Based Infrastructure Fund, and APG, a Netherlands based Pension Fund. The deal is pending regulatory approval.

Immediately prior to joining Conterra, Craig served as Oxford Networks’ President & CEO until its sale to FirstLight. Oxford was a private equity backed provider of fiber-based services to customers in the New England region. Under Craig’s leadership, Oxford achieved double-digit growth by transforming itself from a traditional Telephone Company to a highly successful provider of fiber-based infrastructure services. Prior to his executive role at Oxford Networks, Craig spent eight years at Frontier Communications/Global Crossing where he held various operations, sales, and marketing positions in New York, Georgia and Minnesota.

Before starting his business career, Craig served in the United States Army as an aviation and operations officer, achieving the rank of Captain in the Medical Service Corps. He received his undergraduate degree in Economics from Dickenson College in Carlisle, PA and his MBA from Georgia Southern University.