
	Atkins joins Calix from Fairfax Media Partners, LLC, a Washington, DC area investment and advisory firm, where he was a senior partner. Prior to Fairfax, William was CFO of Rivada Networks International, LLC, a provider of mobile emergency communications equipment and services for the homeland security and public safety sectors. He also served as EVP and CFO of Intelsat, Ltd., the world&#39;s largest fixed satellite telecommunications services operator. Before joining Intelsat, Atkins held various positions at Morgan Stanley, including head of European telecommunications corporate finance. Prior to Morgan Stanley, he co-founded the telecommunications investment banking practice at S.G. Warburg. Atkins has a BA and an MA from Stanford University.
