David Hagan was the former Chief Executive of Global
Wi-Fi solutions company
Boingo Wireless
Boingo Wireless is an American company that designs, builds and manages wireless networks. Its public and private networks include distributed antenna systems (DAS), small cells, macro towers and more than one million Wi-Fi hotspots around the w ...
. He was the company's President since 2001 and was appointed CEO in 2004. He retired as CEO in March 2019.
Education
David is a graduate of the
University of Kansas and obtained an
MBA from
Baker University.
Career
Hagan began his career working for a Midwest advertising agency, and one of his first clients was
United Telecom, the predecessor of long distance company
Sprint
Sprint may refer to:
Aerospace
*Spring WS202 Sprint, a Canadian aircraft design
*Sprint (missile), an anti-ballistic missile
Automotive and motorcycle
*Alfa Romeo Sprint, automobile produced by Alfa Romeo between 1976 and 1989
*Chevrolet Sprint, ...
. Sprint hired him a few years later, and he spent 15 years with the company.
An interest in the Internet led him to join
InterActiveCorp
IAC Inc. is an American holding company that owns brands across 100 countries, mostly in media and Internet. The company is incorporated under Delaware General Corporation Law and headquartered in New York City. Joey Levin, who previously led t ...
(IAC), an internet commerce company led by
Barry Diller. Hagan was COO and President of
TicketMaster and
Citysearch, the first online city guide.
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Hagan joined Boingo Wireless in 2001 as President. When company founder ]Sky Dayton
Sky Dylan Dayton (born August 8, 1971) is an American entrepreneur and investor. He is the founder of Internet service provider EarthLink, co-founder of eCompanies, and the founder of Boingo.
Early life
Dayton's father was the sculptor Wend ...
left in 2004, Hagan succeeded him as CEO.
In September 2016, Hagan was named Chairman of the Executive Board for the Consumer Technology Association
The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) is a standard and trade organization representing 1,376 consumer technology companies in the United States. CTA works to influence public policy, holds events such as the Consumer Electronics Show (CES ...
, the group that hosts CES. He served as Chair until October 2018.[
]
References
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
University of Kansas alumni
Baker University alumni
{{US-CEO-stub, career=Legion Partners, an LA-based activist investor, in letter to investors published on Seeking Alpha, says that Boingo was mismanaged under CEO Dave Hagan, and that Boingo needs to be aligned with shareholders which will “necessitate removing the former CEO Daveid Hagan from the Board.”, references=https://seekingalpha.com/article/4359953-legion-partners-asset-management-q2-2020-investor-letter