Daniel Schatte is Vice President for Core and Backbone Operations at Charter Communications. Daniel has over 16 years of experience architecting, designing, deploying, and operating IP and optical networks. Throughout the course of his career, he has held roles of increasing responsibility, from technical to leadership, including but not limited to IP address management, IP routing and switching, load balancers, firewalls, optical line systems, and system administration. He has worked alongside vendors, competitors, and his own company to align on the standards and deployments that govern how networks will be architected and operated. Daniel graduated from Colorado Technical University with an MBA in Finance and Data Analytics and a Master of Science in Information Technology, Network Management. He received his bachelor’s degree from CTU in information technology and network management with a minor in project management. Daniel was elected to a one-year term to complete the unfinished term of an open seat. His current term expires on December 31, 2024.