William Kennard biography
William E. Kennard J.D. has been appointed as Chairman of the Board of the Company effective 1/2021. Mr. Kennard served as general counsel to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission from 1993 to 1997. In 1997, he was appointed FCC Chairman, a position he held until 2001. From 2009 to 2013, he served as the U.S. Ambassador to the European Union. Kennard also has held positions with The Carlyle Group, a global asset management firm, at which he led investments in the telecommunications and media sectors, and the law firm of Verner, Liipfert, Bernhard, McPherson and Hand (now DLA Piper), where he was a partner and member of the board of directors. Kennard serves on the boards of Duke Energy Corporation, Ford Motor Company and MetLife, Inc. He is also co-founder of Astra Capital Management, a private equity firm. Kennard received his B.A. in Communications from Stanford University and earned his law degree from Yale Law School. He currently serves on the board of trustees of Yale University.
What is the salary of William Kennard?
As the Independent Director of AT&T, the total compensation of William Kennard at AT&T is $373,500. There are 14 executives at AT&T getting paid more, with Randall Stephenson having the highest compensation of $32,032,900.
