J. Stephen Vanderwoude

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Stephen Vanderwoude is the founder of Madison River Ventures LLC, which was founded in 2011.
He is currently the Chairman of Brightspeed of Illinois LLC, Director of Spring Engage, Inc., Director of First Midwest Bank (Illinois), Director of United States Telecom Association, Director of The Argyle Co. LLC, Director of Lytho, Inc., and Member of Triangle Angel Partners LLC.
His former positions include President & Chief Executive Officer of Migo Software, Inc., Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Deloitte & Touche LLP, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Gulftel Communications LLC, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Madison River, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Madison River Telephone Co. LLC, President & Chief Executive Officer of Powerhouse Technologies, Inc., Chairman of Centennial Communications Corp., Chairman of Merscom LLC, Director of First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. (Illinois), Director of V Band Corp., President, Chief Operating Officer & Director of Centel Corp., and President-Local Telecommunications Division of Sprint Communications LLC.
He holds an MBA degree from The University of Chicago (1977) and an undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania (1967).