DALE N. HATFIELD

Corporate Board Profile

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CROWN CASTLE INC.

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2015-04-06	Mr. Hatfield was appointed to the Board as a director in July 2001. Mr. Hatfield is an independent telecommunications consultant. Mr. Hatfield was appointed as the founding Executive Director of the Broadband Internet Technical Advisory Group in late 2010 and retired from that position in the fall of 2012. Mr. Hatfield is also a Senior Fellow of the Silicon Flatirons Center for Law, Technology and Entrepreneurship and Adjunct Professor in the Interdisciplinary Telecommunications Program, both at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Prior to joining the University of Colorado in early 2001, Mr. Hatfield was the Chief of the Office of Engineering and Technology at the FCC, and, immediately before that, he was the FCC’s Chief Technologist. He retired from the FCC and government service in December 2000. Following his retirement from government service and while employed on a part-time basis at the University of Colorado, Mr. Hatfield has engaged in independent consulting activities for a range of companies in the telecommunications field. Before joining the FCC in December 1997, he was CEO of Hatfield Associates, Inc., a Boulder, Colorado based multidisciplinary telecommunications consulting firm. Prior to founding Hatfield Associates in 1982, Mr. Hatfield was Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information and Deputy Administrator of the NTIA. Before moving to NTIA, Mr. Hatfield was Chief of the Office of Plans and Policy at the FCC. Skills Mr. Hatfield brings to our Board include extensive and advanced know-how and understanding of telecommunications technologies and emerging related technological trends, experience with and a vast knowledge of government policy and regulatory trends (particularly with respect to the FCC and NTIA), a broad understanding of and insight into government affairs and activities, strategic direction, and an academic perspective. Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee, Strategy Committee. Director Compensation Table for 2014: Total Director Compensation $209,963.
2016-04-04	Mr. Hatfield was appointed to the Board as a director in July 2001. ... NCG Committee members: Ms. Christy (Chair), Mr. Hatfield, Mr. Martin and Mr. Melone. Strategy Committee members: Mr. Hatfield (Chair), Ms. Christy, Mr. Fitzgerald, Mr. Hogan, Mr. Hutcheson, Mr. Kelly, Mr. McKenzie and Mr. Melone. Compensation Committee members: Mr. Hogan (Chair), Mr. Bartolo, Ms. Christy, Mr. Fitzgerald and Mr. Garrison. Director Compensation Table for 2015: Dale N. Hatfield total compensation $209,991.

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2015-04-06

Mr. Hatfield was appointed to the Board as a director in July 2001. Mr. Hatfield is an independent telecommunications consultant. Mr. Hatfield was appointed as the founding Executive Director of the Broadband Internet Technical Advisory Group in late 2010 and retired from that position in the fall of 2012. Mr. Hatfield is also a Senior Fellow of the Silicon Flatirons Center for Law, Technology and Entrepreneurship and Adjunct Professor in the Interdisciplinary Telecommunications Program, both at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Prior to joining the University of Colorado in early 2001, Mr. Hatfield was the Chief of the Office of Engineering and Technology at the FCC, and, immediately before that, he was the FCC’s Chief Technologist. He retired from the FCC and government service in December 2000. Following his retirement from government service and while employed on a part-time basis at the University of Colorado, Mr. Hatfield has engaged in independent consulting activities for a range of companies in the telecommunications field. Before joining the FCC in December 1997, he was CEO of Hatfield Associates, Inc., a Boulder, Colorado based multidisciplinary telecommunications consulting firm. Prior to founding Hatfield Associates in 1982, Mr. Hatfield was Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information and Deputy Administrator of the NTIA. Before moving to NTIA, Mr. Hatfield was Chief of the Office of Plans and Policy at the FCC. Skills Mr. Hatfield brings to our Board include extensive and advanced know-how and understanding of telecommunications technologies and emerging related technological trends, experience with and a vast knowledge of government policy and regulatory trends (particularly with respect to the FCC and NTIA), a broad understanding of and insight into government affairs and activities, strategic direction, and an academic perspective. Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee, Strategy Committee. Director Compensation Table for 2014: Total Director Compensation $209,963.

2016-04-04

Mr. Hatfield was appointed to the Board as a director in July 2001. ... NCG Committee members: Ms. Christy (Chair), Mr. Hatfield, Mr. Martin and Mr. Melone. Strategy Committee members: Mr. Hatfield (Chair), Ms. Christy, Mr. Fitzgerald, Mr. Hogan, Mr. Hutcheson, Mr. Kelly, Mr. McKenzie and Mr. Melone. Compensation Committee members: Mr. Hogan (Chair), Mr. Bartolo, Ms. Christy, Mr. Fitzgerald and Mr. Garrison. Director Compensation Table for 2015: Dale N. Hatfield total compensation $209,991.

Data sourced from SEC filings. Last updated: 2026-03-05