Active in the industry for 30 years, Jim Hynes personally directed the establishment of COLT Telecommunications in Europe as their first CEO in 1992. As Chairman of the Board, he led COLT's IPO in 1996 and the company now enjoys annual sales of over $2 billion. Hynes then went to pursue the establishment of MetroRED Telecom in South America and Mexico, as well as KVH Telecom in Tokyo.

Before taking on operating roles, he was Group Managing Director at Fidelity Ventures for 10 years. Focused on telecommunications and technology, he directed all activities in those areas and his group achieved some of the most outstanding returns in the venture business. Representative investments included: Advanced MobileComm (which ultimately merged into Nextel), Geotel (acquired by Cisco) and Nexabit (Lucent). His career has included senior positions with Chase Manhattan, Continental Corporation, Bache & Co. and New York Telephone.

In 2003, he co-founded Neutral Tandem, Inc. He served as CEO until February 2006, when he moved to Executive Chairman. Hynes holds a B.A. and Honorary Doctorate from Iona College, where he is a member of the Board of Trustees, and an M.B.A. from Adelphi University. He is also on the North American Board of the SMURFIT Graduate School of Business, University College Dublin in Ireland.

Larry has been one of Neutral Tandem's Directors since October 2006. He is currently the Chief Financial Officer and on the Board of Directors of mindSHIFT Technologies, Inc. an IT managed services provider which he joined in 2003. Prior to that time, he was the Chief Financial Officer and on the Board of Directors of COLT Telecom Group plc, a European telecommunication services company. Larry Ingeneri was the CFO of COLT Telecom Group plc from 1996 until 2002 and was instrumental in the company's ability to execute its business strategy. He joined COLT prior to the IPO and managed the company's successful public offering on both the London Stock Exchange and the NASDAQ, and helped the company raise $6B in debt and equity financing to fund its aggressive expansion. Prior to COLT, he worked at Salomon Brothers Inc as an investment banker.

Rian J. Wren is a telecommunications industry veteran and pioneer of IP telephony. As Senior Vice President and General Manager of Telephony for Comcast Cable, Wren was responsible for the overall delivery of telephony services for the country's leading cable and broadband communications provider until joining Neutral Tandem in February, 2006.

Wren joined Comcast in 1999 and was named CEO of Broadnet, Comcast's international wireless company in 2000. After returning to Comcast Business Communications (CBC), he served as the business unit's President where he had management and leadership responsibility for providing network solutions to Comcast's business customers.

Prior to joining Comcast, Wren held several senior management positions at AT&T, including President of the Southeast Region, and worked in the Consumer, Business, Network Services, and Network Systems Manufacturing organizations for more than 20 years.

Wren holds a degree in Electrical Engineering from the New Jersey Institute of Technology and an MBA from Stanford University.

G. Edward Evans assumed the role of Chief Executive Officer of Inteliquent on April 1, 2011. Mr. Evans formerly served as CEO of Stelera Wireless (and continues to serve as its Chairman), a leader in deploying broadband services to rural markets throughout the United States. Previously, Mr. Evans was CEO and Chairman of Syniverse Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SVR).

Mr. Evans was elected Syniverse's Chairman of the Board in February 2005, and remained Chairman until 2007, after having served as a director since February 2002. He served as CEO from February 2002 until January 2006, at which time he stepped down from the position. Prior to Syniverse, Mr. Evans was with Dobson Communications Corporation, first as President of its cellular subsidiaries and then as President and CEO of the organization.

Today Mr. Evans serves on the boards of Solix (which he chairs), CTIA – The Wireless Association, Carolina West Wireless, and the Network Reliability and Interoperability Commission, an advisory committee to the FCC. He holds a master's degree in Business Administration from Georgia State University.

Mr. Samples has over 25 years of experience in the communications industry. Since 2003, he has been a Principal at Sapience LLC, where he performs consulting work and serves as a non-executive director for two telecommunications and technology companies. From 2001 to 2002, Mr. Samples served as Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman of the Board of Management for Completel N.V., a Dutch registered competitive local exchange carrier. From 2000 to 2001, Mr. Samples served as Chief Executive Officer and President of Firstmark Communications, a Pan-European broadband company with operations in seven Western European countries. From 1997 to 2000, Mr. Samples was the Chief Executive Officer of One2One, a GSM service operator created through a joint venture between MediaOne group and Cable & Wireless. From 1996 to 1997, Mr. Samples was responsible for the US domestic wireless business for US West Mediaone group, including their investments in PCS Primeco. From 1995 to 1996, Mr. Samples served as Vice President and General Manager for US West Cellular/Airtouch in Phoenix, Arizona. Prior to 1995, Mr. Samples held various management, sales and marketing positions with US West/MediaOne Group. Mr. Samples has previously served on the boards of directors (and various committees) of the following public companies: Syniverse, Pac-West, Focal, and Genesys. Mr. Samples holds a Bachelor's degree in Psychology from the University of Toledo.

Mr. Greenberg is currently a partner at RIME Communications Capital, an investment partnership focusing on the telecommunications, media and internet sectors. Mr. Greenberg founded RIME Communications in 2008. Prior to RIME Communications, Mr. Greenberg served in various roles at Morgan Stanley, which he joined in 1985. These roles included serving as a global telecommunications strategist and senior investment banker from 1998-2007, and as head of Morgan Stanley's global telecommunications and media research team from 1994-1998. Prior to Morgan Stanley, Mr. Greenberg worked at Sanford C. Bernstein in investment research. Mr. Greenberg began his career as a regulator, working at the Federal Communications Commission and the National Telecommunications and Information Agency. Mr. Greenberg served as a director of Teleglobe from 2002 to 2005, and graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1972.

On April 4, 2013, Neutral Tandem appointed Joseph A. Beatty as a new director to fill the vacancy created by such increase, effective immediately.

Mr. Beatty has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Telular Corporation (NASDAQ: WRLS) since 2008.  Mr. Beatty also serves as a member of the board of directors of Telular Corporation.  Mr. Beatty intends to step down from his responsibilities with Telular Corporation on May 2, 2013. 

Prior to serving as its President and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Beatty served as Telular Corporation’s Executive Vice President beginning in April 2007 and Chief Financial Officer and Secretary beginning in May 2007.  From June 2003 until June 2006, Mr. Beatty was President and Chief Executive Officer of Concourse Communications Group (now owned by Boingo Wireless), a privately held developer and operator of distributed antenna systems and airport Wi-Fi networks.  From March 2001 until June 2003, Mr. Beatty worked with private equity firm Cardinal Growth L.P. on various acquisition projects and also acted as part-time Interim Chief Financial Officer for Novaxess B.V., a privately held telecom services provider based in the Netherlands.  From November 1996 until February 2001, Mr. Beatty was a co-founder and Chief Financial Officer of Focal Communications Corporation, a publicly-held telecommunications service provider.  Earlier in his career, Mr. Beatty was a securities analyst and also held numerous technical management positions for a local telecommunications service provider.  Mr. Beatty is a former chairman and continues to serve on the board of trustees of Edward Health Services Corporation, a non-profit healthcare provider located in Naperville, Illinois.  He is also a director of EHSC Cayman Segregated Portfolio, its captive insurance subsidiary, domiciled in the Cayman Islands. 

Mr. Beatty earned a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois and an MBA from the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business.  He is also a Chartered Financial Analyst.