# Kenny Gunderman

> Kenny Gunderman is president and chief executive officer of Uniti Group Inc., based in Little Rock, Arkansas. A former Stephens investment-banking co-head with earlier experience at Lehman Brothers and KPMG, he became the founding CEO of Windstream’s infrastructure spinoff in 2015 and led Uniti through its 2025 merger with Windstream. He holds degrees from Hendrix College and Yale and serves on the Hendrix and Arkansas Game and Fish Foundation boards.

- **Role:** President & Chief Executive Officer at Uniti Group Inc.
- **Organizations:** Uniti Group Inc., Stephens Inc., Lehman Brothers, KPMG, Hendrix College Board of Trustees, Arkansas Game and Fish Foundation
- **Education:** Bachelor of Arts, Hendrix College, MBA, Yale University
- **Known for:** Led Uniti from its founding spinoff phase through its 2025 recombination with Windstream., Second-team all-SCAC basketball selection at Hendrix in 1993., Hendrix Outstanding Young Alumnus Award recipient in 2008.

## Career timeline

- **1993** — Graduated from Hendrix College; named second-team all-SCAC in basketball.
- **Before 2006** — Worked at KPMG as a CPA and in Lehman Brothers’ telecom investment-banking group.
- **2006** — Joined Stephens as a senior telecom banker.
- **2007** — Named co-head of investment banking at Stephens.
- **2008** — Received Hendrix’s Outstanding Young Alumnus Award.
- **2015** — Appointed president and CEO of Communications Sales & Leasing, the Windstream infrastructure spinoff.
- **2024** — Led Uniti as it announced a proposed merger with Windstream.
- **2025** — Continued as CEO after Uniti completed its Windstream merger on August 1.

## Achievements

- Led Uniti from its founding spinoff phase through its 2025 recombination with Windstream.
- Second-team all-SCAC basketball selection at Hendrix in 1993.
- Hendrix Outstanding Young Alumnus Award recipient in 2008.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Uniti reported 141,000 consumer fiber premises constructed and approximately 38,000 consumer fiber net additions in the second quarter, alongside a $155.9 million consolidated net loss.
- **2026-09** — At Citi’s Global TMT Conference, Gunderman discussed post-merger execution, smaller-market competition and wholesale fiber demand.

## Links

- Website: https://uniti.com/dvteam/kenny-gunderman/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kenny-gunderman-980b995

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