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Erick Contag - SubOptic Foundation

Erick Contag

Founder & Principal, Stratworks & President, SubOptic Foundation

Erick Contag is a seasoned strategist driven by his passion for building and managing sustainable digital infrastructures. With over 30 years of executive management, entrepreneurship, marketing & sales, and business development experience, he specializes in building high-performance teams, fostering growth, and scalability.

Mr. Contag has been responsible for managing C-level relationships and digital infrastructure / telecommunications / high-technology projects for start-up enterprises through large multi-national and Global 100 companies. He has proven success in starting, building, and operating telecommunications / subsea networks, and colocation / data centers infrastructure and high-tech businesses. Mr. Contag was awarded three times the Global Telecoms Business Power 100 Award, an honor bestowed upon the most powerful 100 executives in the telecom industry.

He has also led strategic initiatives in Mergers & Acquisitions supported by Private Equity, including transaction structuring, due diligence, and post-merger integration across the digital infrastructure and telecommunications sectors. His experience includes working closely with investors, financial sponsors, and operating partners to create long-term value through growth, operational excellence, and strategic exits.

Erick has held executive positions in the U.S. and Latin America and serves on the Board of Directors of several companies and industry associations.  Erick believes in giving back to society through education and research programs.

Mr. Contag holds a degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Tulsa, U.S. and an Executive Engineering Management certification from Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Administración (IESA).  More recently, he attended the Executive Program at Singularity University.

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