Incoming President & CEO
ACA Connects
As Incoming President & CEO, Grant Spellmeyer oversees the daily operations and affairs of ACA Connects-America’s Communications Association (ACAC), a 700 member, non-profit advocacy association dedicated to serving smaller- and medium-sized, independent broadband, phone and video businesses that serve more than 10 million broadband customers nationwide. ACA Connects represents its Members and advocates their concerns before Congress, the Federal Communications Commission, and other agencies in Washington, D.C. Grant joined ACAC on June 1, 2022. He is in Washington frequently meeting with Members of Congress and the FCC.
Prior to joining ACAC, Grant was Vice President – Government Affairs for US Cellular where his primary duties included directing the federal and state legislative and regulatory efforts across the company’s 21-state operating territory on all policy matters. Grant joined U.S. Cellular in 2006 from ACA Connects Member company TDS Telecommunications Corp. (TDS). As part of the TDS enterprise, Grant served in a variety of wireless and wireline legal and regulatory roles for more than 20 years. Prior to that, Grant was an attorney in private practice in Madison, Wisconsin.
Grant is a 1988 graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. In addition, he holds an M.A. in public policy from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin Law School. He also holds an MBA from Northwestern University.
Grant lives in Williams Bay, Wisconsin with his wife Sarah. They have three grown children (triplets)! They enjoy many lake activities, the Green Bay Packers, and their new Goldendoodle - Arlo.
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Sunday, June 12, 2022
4:30pm – 5:20pm