Anthony Cassara
Anthony Cassara has 30 years of management experience in the telecommunications industry.
He is currently the President of Cassara Management Group, Inc. (CMGI), a privately held business counseling practice focused on the telecommunications industry. CMGI specializes in business evaluations, management recruitment & development, organizational change strategies and creating strategic business growth opportunities for telecommunications companies. more…
Prior to founding CMGI, Mr. Cassara was President of the Carrier Services division at Frontier Corporation and later at Global Crossing. With worldwide responsibility for this $2 billion operating unit, he directed the wholesale carrier business on a global basis. He was responsible for evaluating the organization’s market entry strategies and building an operating infrastructure across the five operating regions around the world, covering North America, Europe, South America, Latin America and Asia.
In an interim position, Mr. Cassara served as President, CEO and Vice Chairman for Pangea Ltd., a private telecommunications carrier with a 4,500 mile fiber optic network in northern Europe.
During his 16 years with Frontier and Global Crossing, Mr. Cassara held many executive positions in various domestic and international business units. These included being the President of the United Kingdom operation, as well as President of Rochester Telephone Corporation. Under Mr. Cassara’s leadership, Rochester Telephone became the first incumbent local carrier in the United States to open its market for local competition, a year ahead of the 1996 Telecommunications Act.
He currently serves on the Board of Directors of ACN (a privately held telecommunications company operating in North America, Europe and Australia), deltathree, Inc. (DDDC.OB), and WorldGate Communications, Inc. (WGAT.OB). He has recently served on the Board of Directors of Mpower Communications (a publicly held CLEC), CIMCO Communications (a privately held CLEC) Board of Advisors, Teleglobe International, InSciTek (a privately held start-up IP technology venture), FLAG (a publicly held global telecom carrier) which was sold to Reliance Infocomm Ltd of India, Eschelon Telecom (a privately held CLEC), The School of the Holy Childhood (a private school for children with special needs) and Sixteen:Fifteen (a non-profit organization). In addition, he has served as Chairman of the Board for CompTel (a telecommunications industry trade organization) and has served on the Board of Directors for the Rochester, NY chapter of the American Red Cross.
Mr. Cassara earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the State University of New York at Plattsburgh, and a master’s degree in business administration with a concentration in finance from Boston College. He lives in Rochester, NY with his wife Carol and family.
Joe Cassara
Joe Cassara is Founder and CEO of You Need My Guy.
You Need My Guy, funded by KAYWEB Angels out of Sydney & New York City, is the best place to manage recommendations online. You Need My Guy injects social networks into the way we hire people.
Prior to launching You Need My Guy, Joe ran his own consulting practice at Cassara Management Group, engineering ideas to grow businesses by creating and doing, specializing in business development, startups, and bringing clarity and progress to his clients.
Mr. Cassara earned his BS from Syracuse University with a dual degree in Entrepreneurship and International Finance. In his time at Syracuse, Joe earned the Entrepreneur of the Year award for creating a profitable business and selling it back to the University. He was also named a Kauffman Scholar, leading teams to consult startup businesses in the city of Syracuse.
Joe lives in Webster, NY with his wife and 3 children.
Peter Cassara
Pete is currently a MBA candidate at Cornell University – S.C. Johnson Graduate School of Management, concentrating in managerial finance. Aside from his studies, Pete is also serving as an associate for BR Venture Fund and as an intern for Cayuga Venture Fund.
Prior to business school, Pete spent the three years growing and managing a personal finance practice with Northwestern Mutual. Continually performing within the top 10% of his peers, he established himself as a valued resource in Upstate New York. In 2010, Pete moved his practice to New York City, successfully transitioning to the tri-state market. Pete’s ability to communicate, his attention to detail, and his big picture planning allowed him to become a trusted advisor to his clients.
Mr. Cassara received a BS with a concentration in Finance from Syracuse University. Pete lives in Jersey City with his wife Nicole.
