Bio

Mr. Robert Aquilina (Executive Partner) pursued his corporate career at AT&T, Inc. His last post at AT&T was as Co-President of AT&T Consumer Services and a member of the Chairman’s Operating Group. Previously within AT&T, Mr. Aquilina led several business units as President of Europe, Middle East & Africa; Vice Chairman of AT&T Unisource; Vice Chairman of WorldPartners; Chairman of AT&T UK; and General Manager of Global Data Services. Mr. Aquilina served as an Industrial Partner of Ripplewood during the Principals’ tenure there and became an Executive Partner at Siris upon its founding. He previously served as the Co-Chairman of Flag Telecom Group Ltd., the Executive Chairman of MModal, TNS, and Web.com, and as a member of the Board of Directors of Japan Telecom, Inc., Digital River, PGi and Synchronoss. Mr. Aquilina is currently a member of the Board of Directors of Newfold Digital and TPx. Mr. Aquilina holds a Bachelor of Engineering from The Cooper Union and a M.B.A. from the University of Chicago. He served as a member of Cooper Union’s Board of Trustees from 2000 to 2012.