Heather Burnett Gold is the President and CEO of the Fiber Broadband Association (FBA; formerly the FTTH Council Americas), a non-profit organization established to help its members plan, market, implement, and manage FTTH solutions. Prior to joining the Association, Gold served as Senior VP of External Affairs for XO Communications, a $1.5 billion telecommunications company, where she was responsible for the creation and execution of a comprehensive public policy strategy, and regularly interacted with Congress, the FCC, the White House, and state lawmakers and regulators. For more information, please visit www.fiberbroadband.org.