Professional Bio
Susannah Spellman currently serves as the Deputy Associate Administrator for Planning and Program Development for the Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration's (NTIA) Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth (OICG). In this role she oversees the program design and implementation of $50 billion in Federal grant funds to advance broadband infrastructure deployment and digital inclusion and equity efforts to promote broadband access, adoption, and use. Prior to that role, she served as the Director of Strategy & Communications for NTIA’s OICG.
Susannah has more than 25 years of experience working in telecommunications strategy, program development, management and leadership roles. She has worked in the commercial, not-for-profit, and federal space, both domestically and internationally, helping to shape, launch, and execute telecommunications programs, most recently to advance broadband infrastructure development, adoption, and use. Prior to joining the federal government, Susannah served as the Program Manager of a large contract for Redhorse Corporation providing telecom engineering, data analytics, and acquisition support to General Services Administration’s Federal agency clients in the modernization of their enterprise telecommunications environments. Prior to Redhorse, Susannah served as the Executive Director of the United States Unified Community Anchor Network program at Internet2. Susannah also worked at Booz Allen Hamilton (including leading teams to support NTIA’s implementation of BTOP), Deutsche Telekom Consulting (Detecon), Telcordia Technologies (formerly Bellcore), and IBM working on with large domestic and international telecommunications companies on business strategy and policy issues.
Susannah holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Telecommunications from the Pennsylvania State University and a Master of Arts degree in International Science and Technology Policy from George Washington University.
Susannah has more than 25 years of experience working in telecommunications strategy, program development, management and leadership roles. She has worked in the commercial, not-for-profit, and federal space, both domestically and internationally, helping to shape, launch, and execute telecommunications programs, most recently to advance broadband infrastructure development, adoption, and use. Prior to joining the federal government, Susannah served as the Program Manager of a large contract for Redhorse Corporation providing telecom engineering, data analytics, and acquisition support to General Services Administration’s Federal agency clients in the modernization of their enterprise telecommunications environments. Prior to Redhorse, Susannah served as the Executive Director of the United States Unified Community Anchor Network program at Internet2. Susannah also worked at Booz Allen Hamilton (including leading teams to support NTIA’s implementation of BTOP), Deutsche Telekom Consulting (Detecon), Telcordia Technologies (formerly Bellcore), and IBM working on with large domestic and international telecommunications companies on business strategy and policy issues.
Susannah holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Telecommunications from the Pennsylvania State University and a Master of Arts degree in International Science and Technology Policy from George Washington University.
Organization Name
NTIA
