

Lev Gonick is an educator, technologist, and smart city architect, and currently serves as Chief Information Officer at Arizona State University. Wallace received an AB degree in Government and Economics from Harvard College and an MBA from Harvard Business School. In that role, he led teams that developed strategies and improved operations for many of the world’s largest carriers. Previously, he served as head of the Telecommunications practice and Chief Operating Officer for Gemini Consulting, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Cap Gemini Sogeti group. OnePoint and its successor company, Verizon Avenue, provide bundled communications services to concentrated communities nationwide, including apartment communities, military bases, and rural areas.


Wallace was co-founder and CEO of OnePoint Communications, which was purchased by Verizon Communications in 2000. He brings to US Ignite more than 30 years of experience in the telecommunications industry, most recently as co-founder of DigitalBridge Communications (DBC), a venture-backed startup dedicated to bringing 4G broadband wireless services to underserved portions of the U.S. William Wallace is a Co-founder of US Ignite and now serves as the Chairman of the Board of Directors.
