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Michael R Romano

Executive VP - Industry Affairs & Business Development · National Telecommunications Cooperative Association

Executive VP - Industry Affairs & Business Development at National Telecommunications Cooperative Association. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 1 organization on the Form 990 record.

Organizations
1
Roles reported
1
Reported compensation
$917K

Who this is

Profile

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✓ Verified from filings
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Reported as Executive VP - Industry Affairs & Business Development of National Telecommunications Cooperative Association, based in Arlington, VA.
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Received $917K in total reported compensation on the most recent Form 990 (Part VII).
Facts extracted directly from each organization's Form 990, Part VII.
Biography Web-sourced

Michael R. Romano is a telecommunications industry executive and CEO of NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association (National Telecommunications Cooperative Association), representing nearly 850 rural and small-town telecommunications providers.

He joined NTCA in 2010 as Executive Vice President overseeing policy, government affairs, and member engagement before ascending to CEO in 2025.

Compiled from public web sources (3 cited), grounded to the filed record.

Track record

Career & tenure

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Tenure here
CEO, NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association (since 2025); prior EVP since 2010

Affiliations

Organizations

National Telecommunications Cooperative Association Executive VP - Industry Affairs & Business Development · $20.4M revenue · Arlington, VATO PROMOTE AND SUSTAIN ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES IN RURAL AMERICA.pay $534K → $917KFiled FY2024, FY2023 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$917Kreported comp

Network

Serves alongside

Other officers, directors & key employees at this person's organizations, by latest reported compensation.

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Chief Executive Officer · FY2024
$1.1M
M
Executive VP - Industry Affairs & Business Develop · FY2022
$481K
M
Chief Financial Officer · FY2024
$278K
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VP of Legislative Affairs · FY2024
$258K
J
VP of Legal · FY2024
$249K
M
Chief Financial Officer · FY2022
$238K
J
VP of Policy · FY2023
$235K
J
VP of Tech, Talent & Consulting · FY2024
$231K
J
VP of Legal · FY2022
$225K
A
VP of Member Engagement · FY2024
$219K
J
VP of Tech, Talent & Consulting · FY2022
$217K
J
VP of Tech, Talent & Consulting · FY2021
$202K

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Public data from IRS Form 990 e-file & the Business Master File. Individuals appear here because they were named as an officer, director, or key employee on a nonprofit's Form 990; people are grouped by name plus corroborating evidence (Schedule R, shared address, shared board members). · philanthropy.org