William W. Hague

William Hague currently serves as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Insular, International, and Ocean Affairs for the U.S. Department of the Interior. Prior to his appointment in May 2025, he was an accomplished thirty-year veteran in the telecom industry.

Mr. Hague has a distinguished career in law and telecommunications. He was the CEO and Vice Chairman of Tillman Infrastructure, LLC (“TI”) from 2018 to 2025. TI is a successful U.S.-based enterprise that became one of the country’s most prolific tower construction companies. TI grew from a standing start to becoming the second largest private tower company in the country. TI witnessed dramatic improvement in all financial metrics, including revenue, tower cash flow and expense management. TI has unmatched relationships with the country’s major wireless operators and has a market value exceeding $1B.

Before moving to TI, Hague was an Executive Vice President of AT&T’s Global Access Management, which managed AT&T’s voice, wireline, and wireless with over 1,000 wholesale business carriers around the globe, a $10B annual world trade portfolio. Hague also managed AT&T Mobility’s wireless Mergers and Acquisitions during a time of unprecedented growth (1995 to 2002), which included international investments and multi-billion- dollar wireless market acquisitions.

Prior to his work with AT&T, Hague was one of the early founders in Western Wireless, a rural wireless startup in the western United States. During his tenure, the company grew from 10 employees to over 1,000, and became one of the most successful rural wireless players in America. Hague began his career as a partner at the Stokes and Lawrence law firm after clerking in the United States Federal District court.

Hague has served on several public and private boards, including Airlinq, Triton PCS, Inc., Wireless Maritime Services, and Telecorp PCS, Inc. He also served on the board of the GSMA, one of the world’s largest international trade organizations, where he was the Deputy Chairman, Chairman of the Finance Committee and the Chairman of the GSM Ltd, a subsidiary company that managed all trade shows for GSMA. Under his guidance, the international show in Barcelona grew from 27,000 attendees in 2012 to 105,000 attendees in 2016.

Mr. Hague has a J.D. from University of Washington Law School, where he was a member of the Order of the Coif, a Masters in Health Administration from the University of Washington School of Public Health, and a Bachelor of Arts/History from the University of Colorado, where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa and Magna Cum Laude. Hague served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Togo, West Africa from 1977-1980 and has raised funds for dozens of school construction projects in Africa as the President of the African Education Foundation.