The work of the Broadband Commission is made possible by the generosity of our funding Commissioners and the support of our partners.
The contributions of our funders support the Commission Secretariat and its operations, management of Working Groups, and our communications and advocacy efforts.
2023 Funding Commissioners
Mr. Hans Vestberg
Verizon
CEO, Verizon Communications Inc.
Mr. Denis O’Brien
Digicel
Chairman of Digicel Group
Dr. Hessa Al Jaber
Es’hailSat
Chairperson, Es’hailSat
Mr. Mats Granryd
GSMA
Director General of the GSMA
H. E. Engineer Majed Sultan Al Mesmar
UAE
Director General of TDRA, UAE
2022 Funding Commissioners
Ms. Sun Yafang
Huawei
Member of Core Elite Group, Huawei Technologies
Mr. Ziyang Xu
ZTE
Executive Director and CEO, ZTE Corporation
Mr. Hans Vestberg
Verizon
CEO, Verizon Communications Inc.
Mr. Pekka Lundmark
Nokia
President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Nokia
Dr. Hyeonmo Ku
KT
Chief Executive Officer, KT Corporation
Dr. Hessa Al Jaber
Es’hailSat
Chairperson, Es’hailSat
Mr. Carlos Slim Helú
Founder of the Carlos Slim Foundation and GRUPO CARSO, Co-Chair of the Commission
2021 Funding Commissioners
Ms. Sun Yafang
Huawei
Member of Core Elite Group, Huawei Technologies
Mr. Stephen Spengler
Chief Executive Officer, Intelsat
Dr. Hessa Al Jaber
Es’hailSat
Chairperson, Es’hailSat
Dr. Hyeonmo Ku
KT
Chief Executive Officer, KT Corporation
Mr. Paul Mitchell
Senior Director, Technology Policy, Microsoft
H. E. Engineer Majed Sultan Al Mesmar
UAE
Director General of TDRA, UAE
Our partners
The Broadband Commission collaborates with a variety of partners to advance our work and fulfill our common goal of advancing universal connectivity. Below is a sample of organizations we have worked with to advance this goal:
