Ellen O’Hara

Ms. O’Hara has spent most of her career in the wireless telecommunications industry. She retired in April 2021 from her positions serving on the boards of Zetron, Inc. and EF Johnson Technologies, Inc. In addition to her board positions, Ellen concurrently served as Senior Strategy Advisor to JVCKENWOOD and as Chair of the Industry Council for Emergency Response Technologies (iCERT) from 2016-2021. From 2009 to March 2016, Ms. O’Hara was the President and CEO of Zetron, which is headquartered in Redmond, WA. Prior to Zetron, Ms. O’Hara served as President and Chief Operating Officer for EF Johnson in Irving, Texas (2005-2008) and held executive management positions at Motorola Solutions (1992-2005) and product management positions at GE’s Mobile Communications Division (1980-1992). Ms. O’Hara began her career in administrative and organization development roles at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1973-1980). In addition to her role as Chair of iCERT, Ms. O’Hara was JVCKENWOOD’s management representative to the Public Safety Technology Alliance. Past industry board activities include the Washington Technology Industry Association, the International Technology Association, the FCC Coordinating Committee and the American SMR Network Association. In 2021, Ms. O’Hara was awarded the Vivian Carr Award for her contributions as a woman in the wireless industry by the Radio Club of America. She has also served on the board of a charity for affordable housing in the Seattle area and on the vestry of her church. Ms. O’Hara holds an MBA with high distinction (Baker Scholar) from the Harvard Graduate School of Business and a BA in European History with distinction from Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, MA. During her college career, she also attended the University of East Anglia in Norwich, England for one year.