Joshua Broder, CEO, Tilson
Joshua Broder serves as CEO and founder of Tilson Infrastructure, a national leader in utility pole, tower, and fiber infrastructure for carrier networks and other entities. Josh is the Executive Chairman and previous CEO of Tilson, a national leader in telecom consulting, design, and build services. Under his leadership from 2012 to 2023, Tilson grew from ten employees to more than 1,500, earning a top spot on the Inc. 5000 list for 13 consecutive years. Josh cut his teeth in leadership as an Army Signal Officer on missions in Europe, the Middle East, and Central Asia, where he was awarded the Bronze Star for service in Afghanistan designing, building, and operating the communications network for U.S. forces. Josh holds a bachelor’s degree from Middlebury College and is a graduate of AT&T’s Operation Hand Salute at JFK University with a certificate in entrepreneurial studies. Josh is on the boards of Plenary Broadband Infrastructure, a leading developer of long haul fiber routes, Versant Power, an investor-owned T&D electric utility, VETRO FiberMap, a fiber network mapping software tool, Kleinschmidt Associates, a multi-national engineering firm, The Jackson Laboratory, a global biotech firm, and Skowhegan Savings Bank.