Rural Broadband Association Announces Mike Romano as New CEO
Romano has been with the trade group since 2010, the same year Shirley Bloomfield became CEO
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10, 2026 – The Rural Broadband Association once formally known as the National Telephone Cooperative Association, and now simply NTCA, announced Tuesday that Mike Romano has been named CEO effective March 15.
Romano, currently executive vice president of NTCA, replaces Shirley Bloomfield who announced her retirement in September, and who had been in the role since 2010.
Romano currently oversees public policy, government affairs and business development initiatives, the educational and community-focused mission of the Foundation for Rural Service, and several areas of association operations including member engagement and information technology.
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