ACA Connects hires three vice presidents: Zamir Ahmed, ex-NAB, for external affairs; Olivia Shields, ex-House Commerce Committee, public affairs and communications; and Max Staloff, ex-Jenner & Block and former FCC, for regulatory affairs … USTelecom appoints Keller and Heckman’s Kathleen Slattery Thompson as vice president-policy and advocacy … Akin promotes intellectual property lawyer David Lee to partner … Troutman Pepper Names patent and IP partner Tate Tischner as managing partner, Rochester office … Former Lawler Metzger partner Jim Falvey announces opening of The Law Office of James C. Falvey, representing fiber infrastructure and other telecom providers.

Edge-computing platform Edgio promotes Chief Revenue Officer Todd Hinders to CEO, replacing Bob Lyons, who left his roles as president-CEO and member of the board ... Carbyne, tech provider for emergency response call management, appoints Chris Hill, ex-Synchronoss Technologies, as chief operating officer … Sovrn, tech platform for online publishers, hires Criteo’s Isaac Schechtman as vice president-product, Ad Exchange.

Secure Technology Alliance’s Identity and Access Forum announces its first steering committee, including Chair Teresa Wu, Idemia; Vice Chair Rajan Barara, Entrust; Secretary Sruti Jain, Consult Hyperion; and Treasurer Jatin Deshpande, Giesecke+Devrient.