Wonder Woman in Business, Melanie Kiely

Melanie Kiely is Sr. Counsel for T-Mobile's Engineering, Products and Information Technology organization’s and partners with her Technology clients in bringing the Un-carrier revolution to T-Mobile’s customers.  Her practice includes legal guidance for T-Mobile’s network deployment strategy involving thousands of cell sites, distributed antennas systems (DAS), and in-building facilities providing wireless coverage to T-Mobile’s 100+ million customers and propelling 5G and the Internet of Things (IoT) into the future. She also focuses on commercial transactions involving software licenses, software as a service, cloud computing, data collection, privacy and cyber security and all aspects assisting the digitalization of T-Mobile’s systems. Melanie supports the business with acquisitions, integrations, and divestitures. Additionally, Melanie was the Chairperson of the Women’s Leadership Network, an internal leadership organization that drives gender diversity at T-Mobile and empowers its 16,000 members across 53 Chapters nationwide reach for opportunity and thrive in their personal and professional lives. She also is a Board Member of Law360’s Telecommunications Editorial Advisory Board and advises the publication on trends in the telecommunications industry.  Prior to joining T-Mobile, Melanie served as Managing Attorney at American Tower Corporation and led an organization in the securitization of the company’s most valuable real estate tower assets. Melanie graduated with a J.D. from New England School of Law and a B.A. from Brandeis University, where she was a 3-sport varsity captain and recipient of the Max I. Silber award for being an outstanding student-athlete. She is a champion for diversity and advocate for gender and racial equality.