Founder of T-Mobile USA, Inc., Trilogy International Partners, Inc., Trilogy LLC and Trilogy Search Partners LLC, John W. Stanton is an entrepreneur and businessperson who has been at the head of 12 different companies and presently is Chairman of The Baseball Club of Seattle LLLP, Chairman of Trilogy International Partners, Inc. and Managing Director & Founding Partner at Trilogy Equity Partners LLC. John W. Stanton is also Chairman of The Seattle Foundation and Chairman for Year Up, Inc. and on the board of 7 other companies.

In the past Mr. Stanton was Chairman of Business Partnership for Early Learning, Chairman at First Avenue Entertainment LLLP, Vice Chairman for McCaw Cellular Communications, Inc., Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Western Wireless Corp., Chairman of T-Mobile USA, Inc., Executive Chairman of Clearwire Corp., Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at VoiceStream Wireless Corp., Chairman of Washington Roundtable and Campaign Chairman at United Way of King County.

He received an undergraduate degree from Whitman College and a graduate degree from Harvard University.