# Scott Behn

> Scott Behn is a retired American telecommunications executive who led Aureon from June 2019 through January 2025, after earlier leadership roles at Mosaic Telecom, Frontier Communications, Insight Communications and other cable and network companies. His tenure at Aureon joined an operator's attention to uptime and customer support with investment in data centers, managed IT, rural connectivity and Iowa community programs.

- **Role:** Retired telecommunications executive and former Chief Executive Officer of Aureon
- **Organizations:** Aureon, Mosaic Telecom, Frontier Communications, Insight Communications, Three-Sixty Networks, Swanson Services Corporation, Charter Communications, Time Warner Cable
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Leadership Enhancement Program, Washington University in St. Louis, Time Warner Leadership Enhancement Program, University of Denver
- **Known for:** Led Aureon for five and a half years, from June 2019 until the January 2025 CEO transition., Oversaw the period in which Aureon opened the multi-million-dollar 616 Data Center in downtown Des Moines., Advanced Aureon's expansion in managed IT, including the 2024 acquisition of Northwest Communications' cloud and managed-IT clients.

## Career timeline

- **1980-1990** — Began his career as chief engineer at Time Warner Cable in Wisconsin's Fox Valley.
- **1990-2001** — Held district-management and operations leadership roles at Charter Communications.
- **2001-2002** — Worked as regional manager at Swanson Services Corporation.
- **2002-2004** — Served as senior vice president at Lazer Communications/Three-Sixty Networks.
- **2004-2007** — Led Greater Rockford and Dixon operations for Insight Communications, initially as district vice president.
- **2007-2013** — Served as an area general manager at Frontier Communications.
- **2013-2019** — Chief executive officer of Mosaic Telecom in northwest Wisconsin.
- **2019-06** — Joined Aureon as chief executive officer.
- **2021-03** — Described how Aureon's pre-pandemic bandwidth increase helped its independent telephone-company owners absorb the shift to remote work.
- **2022-03** — Aureon's new 616 Data Center opened to customers in downtown Des Moines.
- **2024-01** — Aureon acquired cloud and managed-IT clients from Northwest Communications as part of its regional growth strategy.
- **2025-01** — George O'Neal succeeded Behn as Aureon CEO; Behn stayed on as an adviser during the transition.
- **2025-04** — Retired after a telecommunications career spanning roughly 45 years.

## Achievements

- Led Aureon for five and a half years, from June 2019 until the January 2025 CEO transition.
- Oversaw the period in which Aureon opened the multi-million-dollar 616 Data Center in downtown Des Moines.
- Advanced Aureon's expansion in managed IT, including the 2024 acquisition of Northwest Communications' cloud and managed-IT clients.
- At Mosaic Telecom, used subscriber analytics in a campaign that Calix reported achieved an 80 percent take rate for higher-bandwidth services.
- Supported Aureon's rural Iowa scholarship, charitable-grant and economic-development programs during his tenure.
- Helped position Aureon to double bandwidth for its Iowa member companies shortly before pandemic-driven remote work sharply increased demand.

## Latest updates

- **2025-04** — Behn's stated retirement month following a short period advising Aureon's board and incoming CEO.
- **2025-01** — George O'Neal became Aureon's president and CEO on January 13; Behn described the handoff as the start of a new era.
- **2024-12** — Aureon announced Behn's retirement and named George O'Neal as his successor.

## Links

- Website: https://aureon.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-behn-a497788

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Last updated: 2026-09-27