Steven E. Pickett

Steven E. Pickett currently serves as Chief Executive Officer and President for RigNet, Inc. Before joining RigNet, Mr. Pickett was the Chief Executive Officer and President of 21st Century Towers, a new entrant in the wireless infrastructure market. Mr. Pickett also served as Chief Executive Officer to North America’s second-largest tower construction and maintenance company, WesTower Communications, which was acquired by MasTec (NYSE:MTZ). Prior to WesTower, Mr. Pickett was the Chief Executive Officer and President of Telmar Network Technology until its sale to Jabil Circuits (NYSE:JBL). Mr. Pickett’s other roles included Senior Vice President/General Manager of Alcatel-Lucent’s Optical Network Division and Vice President of Sales at Alcatel. Mr. Pickett has been a QuEST Forum board member since early 2011 and served as an executive contributor for two years prior to that. He holds a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering from Tufts University and a Master of Business Administration degree from The Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University.