Mike Taylor

Michael Taylor is the Senior Vice President of Operations and Engineering for Vertical Bridge. He is responsible for the company’s site leasing efforts and leverages his prior carrier experience and long track record as a successful leader to help the firm navigate its continued growth. He brings over 21 years of industry experience to Vertical Bridge.

Prior to joining Vertical Bridge, Mr. Taylor served as Vice President of Critical Infrastructure Procurement and Cost at T-Mobile. As part of the T-Mobile senior team, he was responsible for managing the development, deployment, and expansion of the first and largest 5G network in the U.S., including negotiating network deployment agreements with strategic infrastructure and services companies. He also managed T-Mobile’s fiber, small cell, venues, and long-haul service portfolios.

Before his tenure at T-Mobile, Mr. Taylor served as the Senior Director of Network Operations at Time Warner Cable, and Vice President of Network Operations at DukeNet Communications.

He earned his bachelor’s degree from East Tennessee State University.