Technology >> CEO Interviews >> January 12, 2009
Dave Schaeffer founded Cogent Communications, Inc., in August 1999 and is the Chief Executive Officer. Prior to founding Cogent Communications, Mr. Schaeffer was the Founder of Pathnet. He also developed a regional paging carrier and numerous SMR systems throughout the United States. Mr. Schaeffer has founded and operated a total of seven successful businesses, including the second-largest delivery and ground transportation enterprise in the United States, and a property and casualty underwriter. Mr. Schaeffer has also developed 46 commercial real estate properties in the Washington, D.C., metro area. Mr. Schaeffer holds a B.S. in physics from the University of Maryland, where he was also a Ph.D. candidate in economics. Profile
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