Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer-Towers
Kavanagh was appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer-Towers in January 2024. Prior to that, Mr. Kavanagh served as Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer since 2017, focusing on mobilizing and bringing growth opportunities for Crown Castle and its customers. Mr. Kavanagh joined Crown Castle in 2010 as President of Small Cell operations and became President of Small Cell Sales in 2012. Prior to Crown Castle, Mr. Kavanagh was a co-founder and Chief Executive Office of NewPath Networks, and earlier in his career, co-founded Metawave Communications where he served in executive sales and project management roles. He has more than 30 years of experience in the telecom industry and has held key positions for organizations including: Opencell Corporation, US West NewVector and the Raytheon Corporation. Mr. Kavanagh holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the Rochester Institute of Technology and a Master of Business Administration from Seattle University.