Jeffrey E. Ginsberg, Managing Director

Mr. Ginsberg is a Managing Director of Mistral Equity Partners. From 1999 to 2007, Mr. Ginsberg was Executive Chairman of InfoHighway Communications, a telecommunications service provider in the Northeast United States, and CEO and co-founder of Eureka Broadband Corporation, its predecessor. Mr. Ginsberg was responsible for the overall strategic direction of the business and managed all capital raising, M&A and finance and accounting functions. During his tenure, Mr. Ginsberg led InfoHighway through a decisive and aggressive restructuring of its balance sheet and operations, completed nine successful acquisitions as part of an industry roll up and ultimately completed a successful sale transaction to a strategic buyer.

Prior to founding Eureka, Mr. Ginsberg was Chairman and co-founder of Apex Site Management, which grew from its start up in 1995 to become the pre-eminent telecommunications site management firm in the country, with over 15,000 rooftops and towers under exclusive management at the time of its sale in 2000. Mr. Ginsberg conceived of the business model, and was responsible for capital raising and the development of strategic relationships with real estate owners and tower owners such as cable operators, broadcast companies and utilities.

Mr. Ginsberg is also the co-founder and Director of Corporate Development of Horizon Cellular Group, which grew from a start-up in 1991 (in partnership with McCaw Cellular) to become one of the 20 largest cellular system operators in the country.

Prior to co-founding Horizon, from 1988 to 1991, Mr. Ginsberg was a Principal at First Eastern Merchant Banking Group, an investment banking/venture capital firm that he co-founded. From 1986 to 1988 he was an Associate in the Investment Banking Department of Janney Montgomery Scott in Philadelphia. Mr. Ginsberg received a B.Sc. from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, graduating cum laude.