Chief Executive Officer
Ritter Communications
Jonesboro, Arkansas, United States
Heath Simpson is the Chief Executive Officer of Ritter Communications, the largest privately held telecommunications provider serving exclusively the Mid-South, offering world-class broadband fiber, telecom, video, and data center services. He joined the company in March 2020 as Chief Financial Officer, was promoted to President and Chief Operating Officer in December 2022, and assumed his current role in January 2024.
Heath’s career includes extensive strategy, M&A, financial, and operational experience in the telecommunications industry. Prior to Ritter Communications, Heath worked over a decade at AT&T where he was actively involved in multiple industry transformative M&A transactions. He led corporate development, strategy, and financial planning and analysis at Frontier Communications as a senior executive officer, and also served as CFO at BACOM, a privately held telecom infrastructure company.
A former officer in the Army Reserve, Heath earned his MBA and undergraduate business degrees from Texas Christian University. He is a native Texan and is married with three daughters. Heath enjoys traveling with his family, playing guitar, and spending time outdoors.
Panel: Light It Up: Taking it to the Streets: Where the Fiber Meets the Road
Wednesday, June 4, 2025
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM CT