Jim O'Brien

Mr. O’Brien was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Rise Broadband in June 2018, after previously serving as President / Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice President of Customer Operations. Mr. O’Brien provides overall leadership for Rise Broadband to develop and execute business strategies, tactics and objectives to maximize operating results.

Mr. O’Brien has 20+ years’ experience driving operational performance and possesses a deep industry knowledge in telecommunications. Mr. O’Brien is highly adept at uncovering key process improvement opportunities and driving change management initiatives that greatly affect the overall profitability of organizations.

Previously Mr. O’Brien served as EVP and Chief Operations Officer with Birch Communications; EVP Infrastructure, Engineering and Operations with Earthlink; EVP Operations with Deltacom; and SVP of Operations and ICG.