# Shrihari Pandit

> Shrihari Pandit is the co-founder, president and CEO of Stealth Communications, a New York fiber-network operator founded in 1995. His career combines network-security consulting, business connectivity, in-house infrastructure construction and public advocacy for shared broadband pathways.

- **Role:** Co-founder, President & CEO at Stealth Communications
- **Organizations:** Stealth Communications, InfraGard, Intelligence and National Security Alliance, Pacific Telecommunications Council, Overseas Security Advisory Council
- **Nationality:** American
- **Known for:** Co-founded and led Stealth Communications from its 1995 launch., Led the transition to operating company-owned fiber infrastructure in New York., Published broadband infrastructure and network-security commentary.

## Career timeline

- **Before 1995** — Network-security consulting for MCI, Sprint and Sun Microsystems; his published biography also describes independent consulting for NASA and NIPC.
- **1995** — Co-founded Stealth Communications with his wife, initially as a consumer ISP.
- **2013** — Stealth received NYC franchises and began constructing its own fiber backbone.
- **2015-2016** — Stealth expanded into Brooklyn through Connect IBZ; its underground Brooklyn system went live in 2016.
- **2020** — Discussed satellite and fiber connectivity on SPEXcast; wrote about 5G and Wi-Fi 6 for Pipeline.
- **2021** — Published technical writing on optical-network security and advocated open-access conduit infrastructure.
- **2022** — Announced a Nokia core-network upgrade and DDoS protection partnership.
- **2024** — Spoke at SReXperts in Las Vegas.

## Achievements

- Co-founded and led Stealth Communications from its 1995 launch.
- Led the transition to operating company-owned fiber infrastructure in New York.
- Published broadband infrastructure and network-security commentary.

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — Stealth’s Florida annual-report record lists Pandit as an authorized member and records a March 11, 2026 annual filing.
- **2024-09** — Photographed presenting at SReXperts in Las Vegas.
- **2024-04** — Discussed Stealth’s founding, owned infrastructure and business fiber model in a Fiber Broadband Association feature.

## Links

- Website: https://stealth.net
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pandit
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/ShrihariPandit

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Last updated: 2026-10-11