# Harold Zeitz

> Harold Zeitz is the co-founder and CEO of Ziply Fiber, the Kirkland-based broadband company launched in May 2020 through the acquisition of Frontier Communications’ Northwest operations. A former Wave Broadband president and COO, he has led a program of network rebuilding and expansion across the Northwest, including smaller communities. His earlier leadership roles span wireless, online financial services, media software, gaming and web services. He remains CEO following BCE’s August 2025 acquisition of Ziply.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Ziply Fiber
- **Organizations:** Ziply Fiber, Wave Broadband, WaveDivision Capital, Uniti Group, USTelecom, Washington Roundtable, Race Communications, Horizon House, Classmates, IGT, RealNetworks, ShareBuilder, AT&T Wireless, McCaw Cellular
- **Education:** BA in Economics, Northwestern University, MBA, Stanford Graduate School of Business
- **Known for:** Led Ziply Fiber from its 2020 launch through BCE’s completed 2025 acquisition., Oversaw the launch of a symmetrical 50 Gig residential fiber plan in November 2023., Recognized in the 2024 Cablefax 100.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2020** — Held executive and leadership positions at McCaw Cellular, AT&T Wireless, ShareBuilder, RealNetworks, IGT and Classmates; served as president and COO of Wave Broadband.
- **2018** — Joined WaveDivision Capital as managing director; Crunchbase dates the appointment to May 2018.
- **2020** — Co-founded Ziply Fiber with Steve Weed; began leading operations as CEO in May following the $1.35 billion acquisition of Frontier’s Northwest business.
- **2023** — Joined the USTelecom board in October; Ziply launched symmetrical 50 Gig residential fiber service on November 1.
- **2025** — Elected to the Uniti board; remained Ziply CEO when BCE completed its acquisition on August 1.
- **2026** — Continues to lead Ziply; participated in USTelecom’s American Connectivity Forum.

## Achievements

- Led Ziply Fiber from its 2020 launch through BCE’s completed 2025 acquisition.
- Oversaw the launch of a symmetrical 50 Gig residential fiber plan in November 2023.
- Recognized in the 2024 Cablefax 100.
- Joined the USTelecom board in 2023 and the Uniti board in 2025.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Ziply’s September 2 company blog continued to identify Zeitz as CEO.
- **2026-04** — Appeared at the American Connectivity Forum and discussed reducing the need for customers to contact support.
- **2026-01** — Commented on Ziply’s Cottage Grove launch, where more than 2,100 addresses were ready for service and further construction was continuing.
- **2025-08** — BCE completed its acquisition of Ziply; existing management remained in place.

## Links

- Website: https://ziplyfiber.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hzeitz

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Last updated: 2026-10-20