Evan Grayer is a Managing Partner of Simple Broadband, LLC, a telecommunications-focused investor, working to expand broadband coverage, especially to underserved regions of the United States. Together with investment partners and portfolio companies, Simple Broadband is working to form public-private partnerships to bridge the digital divide across the United States. Most recently, it has invested in local companies with big ambitions, such as All Points Broadband in Virginia and Wecom Fiber in Arizona.

Previously, as Senior Vice President of Broadband at DIRECTV, he ran the Broadband group, both in the United States and Latin America. Chief among his accomplishments were establishing and operating the Sky Banda Larga and DIRECTV Net residential Internet services across South America. Previously, at Time Warner Cable and America Online he played instrumental roles in
launching several new businesses including Time Warner’s Digital Phone service and AOL’s initial presence on mobile phones.

Prior to his business career, Mr. Grayer was a communications lawyer in Washington, DC. He is a graduate of Harvard College and the University of Chicago Law School.