Richard Bernhardt, currently serves with the Wireless Internet Service Providers Association (WISPA - Broadband without Boundaries) as their Vice President, Spectrum and Industry. He is also the Chair and President of the Wireless Innovation Forum, Chairman of the CBRS Committee and Operations Working Group (WG5) and Chair of the 6 GHz Functional Specifications Working Group, and serves on the group's Steering Committee, formerly chairing the organization’s marketing functions as Chief Marketing Officer. Mr. Bernhardt is also the chair of Fixed Wireless Access for the OnGo Alliance and the liaison representative for WISPA. Mr. Bernhardt serves on the functional working group 3 for the National Spectrum Management Association (NSMA) and on its board of directors; and serves on the National Spectrum Consortium (NSC). Prior to these roles, he served as the Senior Director of Marketing and Communications for Streakwave Wireless Inc., a global wireless VAD for the wireless industry. He is also Managing Director and CEO of Bernhardt Communications Co., and previously in a variety of senior roles in technology and start-up companies. Mr. Bernhardt has also served since 2006 on the board of directors and as chair of the executive board of the humanitarian organization, Bangla Hope, an orphanage and school system for destitute and orphaned children in need, located in Bangladesh. Mr. Bernhardt is married with one son. He attended California Western School of Law in San Diego, CA and holds a Juris Doctorate degree as well as dual bachelor's degrees in communications and political science from the University of California, Davis.