Board of Directors

Oakleigh Thorne currently serves as President and CEO of Gogo. Thorne, a member of the Gogo Board of Directors since 2003, has approximately 30 years of leadership experience with significant operational and financial expertise. Prior to joining Gogo, he was the Chief Executive Officer of Thorndale Farm LLC, the family office of the Thorne family. Thorne has served in numerous senior management positions, including as Chief Executive Officer of eCollege.com and Commerce Clearing House (CCH). He holds an M.B.A. in Accounting and Finance from Columbia Business School and a B.A. in Journalism from Boston University.

Michael Abad-Santos serves as the CEO of BridgeComm, Inc. He joined BridgeComm in 2019 and served as the Senior Vice President of Business Strategy and Business Development until his appointment to CEO in 2021. Prior to joining BridgeComm, Mr. Abad-Santos held a range of executive roles, including Senior Vice President, Americas, at LeoSat Enterprises from 2016 to 2019, where he led commercial activities, strategy development and execution in the Americas region, as well as government activities worldwide, and Chief Commercial Officer at TrustComm Inc. from 2014 to 2016. Mr. Abad-Santos also served as Senior Vice President, Global Government at Inmarsat from 2011 to 2014.

Mark M. Anderson joined GTCR LLC in 2000 and is currently a Managing Director of the firm. He previously worked at Bowles Hollowell Conner & Co. from 1998 to 2000. Mr. Anderson has served as a director of CommerceHub since 2018, Jet Support Services Inc. since 2020, and Vivid Seats since 2017. In addition, Mr. Anderson previously served as a director on past GTCR portfolio companies, including Beeline, CAMP Systems, Cision, Global Traffic Network, Land Lease Group, Landmark Aviation, Lytx and XIFIN, and was instrumental in other GTCR investments including Skylight Financial, Solera and Transaction Network Services. Mr. Anderson is a member of the Chicago-area Jefferson Scholars Selection Committee for the University of Virginia.

Robert L. Crandall has been a member of the Board of Directors since June 2006 and served as a member of the Board of Directors of Aircell from 2003 until January 2007. Mr. Crandall is the former chairman and CEO of AMR Corporation and American Airlines. From 1998 to 2012, Mr. Crandall served on the board of directors of Celestica Inc. Mr. Crandall graduated from the University of Rhode Island and received a M.B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School.

Hugh Jones most recently served as the President of Sabre Airline Solutions. A 29-year veteran of the travel industry, Hugh oversaw the world's leading provider of technology solutions to airlines around the globe. Under his leadership, the business has more than doubled as a result of a strategic transformation emphasizing improved productivity and scalability. Prior to his role in Sabre Airline Solutions, Hugh served as the president and CEO of Travelocity. During his tenure, the business saw increased international profitability, expanded its media footprint and developed the Travelocity Partner Network loyalty programs. Hugh has held a number of executive positions at Sabre including COO of Sabre Travel Network and Airline Solutions. He began his career in the travel industry at American Airlines in 1988, serving in a variety of finance positions. Hugh holds an MBA from Southern Methodist University and an undergraduate degree from the University of Wisconsin.

Michele Coleman Mayes is Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary for the New York Public Library (NYPL). She joined NYPL in August 2012 after serving as Executive Vice President and General Counsel for Allstate Insurance Company since 2007. Prior to Allstate, she served as a Senior Vice President and the General Counsel of Pitney Bowes Inc. from 2003 to 2007 and in several legal capacities at Colgate-Palmolive from 1992 to 2003. In 1982, Michele entered the corporate sector as managing attorney of Burroughs Corporation. After Burroughs and Sperry Corporation merged, creating Unisys Corporation, she was appointed Staff Vice President and Associate General Counsel for Worldwide Litigation. From 1976 through 1982, she served in the U.S. Department of Justice as an Assistant United States Attorney in Detroit and Brooklyn, eventually assuming the role of Chief of the Civil Division in Detroit. Michele received a B.A. from the University of Michigan and a J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School. She currently chaired the American Bar Association Commission on Women in the Profession from 2014-2017 and is a Fellow of the American College of Governance Counsel.

Ms. Mayes served as a director for Assurant, Inc. (AIZ-NYSE) from 2004-2007; member of the Audit Committee and chaired the Nominating and Governance Committee.

Christopher Payne has been a member of the Board of Directors since June 2014. Mr. Payne is currently the COO of DoorDash, Inc. Mr. Payne was formerly the Chief Executive Officer of Tinder, Inc. Mr. Payne was formerly the Senior Vice President, North American Marketplaces of eBay Inc. from September 2010 to December 2014 and the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Positronic, Inc. from July 2007 until December 2008, when it was sold to eBay. Mr. Payne previously served as a Vice President at Amazon from 1998 to 2001 and as a Vice President at Microsoft from 2001 to 2007. Mr. Payne also was on the board of directors of Rue La La from July 2011 to October 2013.Mr. Payne holds a B.A. in U.S. History from Dartmouth College.

Charles C. Townsend has been a member of the Board of Directors since January 2010. Mr. Townsend currently serves as Managing General Partner of Bluewater Wireless II, L.P. Mr. Townsend founded Aloha Partners LP in 2001 and served as its Managing General Partner until 2008. Mr. Townsend has also served as the Managing General Partner of Aloha Partners II from 2006 to 2014. From 1988 to 1998, Mr. Townsend served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Atlantic Cellular Company. Since January 2004, Mr. Townsend has also served as President of Pac 3, LLC. Mr. Townsend holds a B.A. in Social Psychology from the University of Virginia and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

Harris N. Williams has been a member of the Board of Directors since March 2010. Currently Mr. Williams serves as Senior Managing Director of WF Investment Management LLC, a diversified asset management business. From 2005 to 2013, Mr. Williams was an executive with Ripplewood Holdings, LLC, a global private equity firm focused on control investments, serving as Managing Director since 2007. Prior to 2005, Mr. Williams was in the Investment Banking division of Credit Suisse, primarily focused on mergers and acquisitions and leveraged buyouts. Mr. Williams’s industry areas of focus have included Technology, Media, Financial Services, Healthcare, Industrials and Hospitality on a global basis. Mr. Williams served on the board of directors of 3W Power Holdings Ltd. from 2011 to 2013, where he also served as Chairman of the Audit Committee. Mr. Williams received a B.S. in Business Administration from Boston University and has an M.B.A. from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.