Thomas R. Stanton is a businessperson who has been at the head of 5 different companies and holds the position of Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer at ADTRAN Holdings, Inc. and Chief Executive Officer at ADTRAN, Inc. and Chief Executive Officer of Adtran Networks SE (both are subsidiaries of ADTRAN Holdings, Inc.). Thomas R. Stanton is also on the board of The Communications & Information Technology Association, The Economic Development Partnership of Alabama, Inc. and Cadence Bank.

Mr. Stanton previously occupied the position of Chairman of The Telecommunications Industry Association, Senior Vice President & General Manager at Carrier Networks, Inc., Chairman of Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, Vice President-Marketing & Engineering at Transcrypt International, Inc. and Senior Director-Marketing at E.F. Johnson Co., Inc.

He received an undergraduate degree from Auburn University.