John Meyer, Cipp/Us, Cipp/E Email & Phone Number

Kansas City, Mo, Us

Inglewood, California, Us

Member of C-suite reporting to CEO. Acts as Corporate Secretary and oversees board governance. Responsible for all legal and compliance functions; supports all major corporate financing and investment initiatives. Leads Human Resources and national Policy & Regulatory teams.Subject matter expert on data security and privacy regulations, policy and compliance; leads cross-functional projects related to data governance, protection and privacy by design, including data impact assessments, audits, incident response planning, policy and procedure development, investigations and company-wide training.

Houston, Tx, Us

A publicly traded US-based provider of shared communications technology and infrastructure valued at $84 billion with $6.3+ billion in annual revenue. Acquired FPL Fibernet in 2016. Directed and developed company's 141-member Legal, Tax & Policy Department as part of senior leadership team. Subject matter expert on data security and privacy regulations, policy, and compliance; conducted all privacy impact assessments. Served as head of Infrastructure, Services, and Procurement legal group, responsible for overseeing the complete intellectual property portfolio and driving successful negotiation of agreements totaling $2.5 billion in annual spend including data center colocation, professional consulting services, construction, drone as a service (DaaS), software as a service (SaaS), network as a service (NaaS), infrastructure as a service (IaaS), platform as a service (PaaS), and warehousing. Partners with Internal Audit & Compliance to provide vendor compliance monitoring/auditing and third-party risk management. Primary legal advisor to External Affairs and Marketing Departments on all corporate communications, including marketing e-mails, social media, official company press releases and other public statements. Served on Crown Castle’s Data Privacy Taskforce; New Product Review and Data Steering Committees; Information Technology Industry Council (ITI) Privacy/Data Protection and Cybersecurity Committees; and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) Working Group.

Miami, Florida, Us

Reporting to the President/CEO, was part of a leadership team responsible for doubling EBITDA ($55 million to over $110 million) in 5 years. Directed a five-person legal group; served as the primary advisor to senior leadership regarding legal matters including the planning and execution of mergers and acquisitions, due diligence activities, insurance and claims litigation, and oversight of internal staff and outside counsel. Spearheaded the modernization of federal, state, and local government affairs strategies. Partnered with sales and wireless attachment groups to negotiate complex sales deals. Advanced key business initiatives by drafting, reviewing, negotiating, and interpreting real estate leases, licenses, easements, and agreements involving purchase and sale, financing, licensing, franchising, IT, vendor, consulting, non-compete/NDA, sponsorship, and marketing stipulations. Led all M&A activity, including successful close of company's acquisition by Crown Castle for $1.5 billion.

Juno Beach, Fl, Us

A Fortune 150 American energy company and the largest electric utility holding company by market capitalization, valued at $166.5 billion with 14,900 employees throughout the US and Canada. Florida Power and Light is a subsidiary.Provided legal advice and guidance to support dynamic business objectives. Researched renewable energy acquisition targets and counseled development directors on associated risks, benefits, and situationally compatible mitigation strategies. Reported to the Associate General Counsel.

A private college preparatory high school and two-year military college, with a student population of 1,100+.Oversaw the output and performance of 47 staff and 4 departments. Advised the Academy Board of Trustees and President.

A privately held commercial real estate development and holding company.General Counsel with experience taking a startup company through rapid growth to a successful exit via acquisition by market competitor. Developed and led legal group supporting organization’s purchase, restoration, management, and profitable sale of multi-family housing and retail complexes.

Boston, Ma, Us

An International real estate investment trust (REIT) valued at $109.1B with $9.35B in annual revenues and 6,300 + employees worldwide, focused on the ownership and operation of wireless and broadcast communications infrastructure. Member of legal team representing multi-billion dollar publicly traded company in all facets of land acquisition and asset construction, leasing and management throughout western half of the United States. Directed eight-person staff of attorneys and legal support personnel.

A preeminent boutique litigation firm with national practice.Served as outside general counsel to three unaffiliated trucking companies; advised senior management on all legal matters affecting the companies and their respective affiliates, including federal transportation regulations, insurance, and employee relations. Developed firm's fledgling commercial real estate practice into profit center generating $500,000+ revenues per year. Oversaw office expansion to Scottsdale, Arizona and Tucson, Arizona to support rapidly growing southwest real estate developer client base. Appointed as Special Prosecutor for San Carlos Apache Indian Tribe, San Carlos, Arizona—headed six-person legal and forensic accounting team in highly publicized 2-year, multi-million dollar embezzlement prosecution of Tribal Chairman.

Masters Of Science, Cybersecurity Risk And Strategy

Bachelor Of Arts, English

Juris Doctor