In his role of Deputy Chief Relationship Officer, David Ginn develops and manages both vendor and OARnet member relationships in support of broadband expansion throughout Ohio. He assembles and coordinates cross-functional teams of OARnet resources to ensure a project’s success.
Prior to joining OARnet in January 2022, Ginn spent 25 years in leadership roles at AT&T, specifically managing AT&T’s public sector team in Ohio. He worked with K-12, higher education, city/county government and the state of Ohio to develop technology solutions for these clients’ specialized needs. Ginn developed and coordinated public-private partnerships involving technical, government and financial resources to collectively achieve common goals. His projects included delivering fiber-based connectivity to a 120-site urban school district and the delivery of 200 Gbps of wholesale internet access eventually distributed to multiple constituencies throughout Ohio.
Prior to entering telecommunications in 1997, Ginn had a 12-year career in commercial banking/finance at Bank One/Chase Bank and brings those financial skills to his work at OARnet.
Ginn earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from Butler University and a master’s of business administration in finance from Xavier University.
