M. Ransom

M.
Niel Ransom is the founder of Ransomshire Associates, Inc. since 2005, holding the title of President & Chief Executive Officer.
Current jobs include Director at Huber + Suhner Polatis, Inc., Director at Kbro Co., Ltd., Director at Opnt BV since 2016, Independent Director at Actelis Networks, Inc. starting in 2025, and Advisor at Celesta Global Capital Managers LLC since 2018.
Former jobs include Chairman at SAGUNA Networks Ltd., Senior Director-Advanced Technology Systems Center at BellSouth LLC, Independent Director at RadiSys Corp.
from 2010 to 2018, Director at Applied Micro Circuits Corp.
from 2006 to 2009, Director at Turin Networks, Inc., Director at Ellacoya Networks, Inc., Director at Capella Photonics, Inc., Independent Director at Cyan, Inc. from 2013 to 2015, Director at Overture Networks, Inc., Director at CoreOptics, Inc., Director at ECI Telecom, Inc., Director at DesignArt Networks Ltd., Director at MultiPhy Ltd., Director at RBRO Solutions, Inc., Chief Technology Officer at Alcatel-Lucent Holdings, Inc. from 1997 to 2005, Chairman at Teknovus, Inc., Advisor at Focus Management, Inc., and Technical Manager at Bell Laboratories.
Education includes a doctorate from the University of Notre Dame, undergraduate and graduate degrees from Old Dominion University, and an MBA from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business.