--- title: FirstLight Appoints Len Camara as Chief Information Officer description: FirstLight Appoints Len Camara as Chief Information Officer --- - [Contact JSA](https://www.jsa.net/contact/) - [Tech & Telecom News Now](https://www.jsa.net/blog/) [Twitter](https://twitter.com/telecompr) [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/user/JaymieScottoTV) [Linkedin](https://www.linkedin.com/company/jaymie-scotto-%26-associates) [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/JaymieScottoandAssociates) [![JSA – Jaymie Scotto & Associates Logo](https://blog.jsa.net/hubfs/JSA_March2019%20Theme/images/jsa-logo-120h.png) ![JSA – Jaymie Scotto & Associates Logo](https://blog.jsa.net/hubfs/JSA_March2019%20Theme/images/jsa-logo-60h.png) ![JSA – Jaymie Scotto & Associates Logo](https://blog.jsa.net/hubfs/JSA_March2019%20Theme/images/jsa-logo-60h.png)](https://www.jsa.net/) - [Company](https://www.jsa.net/#) - [Our Core Values](https://www.jsa.net/core-values/) - [Our Team](https://www.jsa.net/team/) - [Our Clients](https://www.jsa.net/clients/) - 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[![](https://blog.jsa.net/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/FL-CIO.jpg?width=190&height=190&name=FL-CIO.jpg)](https://blog.jsa.net/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/FL-CIO.jpg) Mr. Camara brings more than 20 years of experience leading IT teams implementing systems, processes and capabilities, which ensure the security of digital assets, drive operating efficiencies and enable effective data mining, all focused on improving the customer experience and maintaining the integrity of systems and IT platforms.  Prior to joining FirstLight, Mr. Camara held senior management positions, including most recently as the Chief Information Officer for Energy Federation where he oversaw the digital transformation of the organization, as well as senior IT roles at Bright Horizons, TNCI, Polaroid and GTE Internetworking. "I am delighted to join the FirstLight team," said Mr. Camara. "I look forward to being a part of a dynamic, growing organization and implementing strategies that will further leverage our IT infrastructure to help propel FirstLight’s continued growth.” > “Len joins FirstLight at a time when data analytics, network security and enhancing our systems and IT platforms are critical to the continued enhancement of the customer experience. Len successfully led IT teams over the course of his career, and we are confident that his impressive leadership skills and experience will prove invaluable to the Company as we enter the next stage of growth,” said [Kurt Van Wagenen](http://email.prnewswire.com/wf/click?upn=eVidwEWMH2NYC88dVmr8B3fEm3Opyy8Q-2BJJvuOlHbT1mc2MzbjnDAtKZc-2F-2FnRNnCLDe41KWTTx89aBDZ8-2F2npRS0yzUNfCxidSd9FjcprC-2B-2BuLciRkDRgZNri1dnwFZECe8O3V17w3aCGtNJqdCB8Rqt8oRRszTzzwj9nQBe69XA4agwD1jbp49hgcwRBJZruXFTTlNcrK8WESRMbgqr7jjWRfzlLwJCPnALEz4KfzOBevYe9mkG13ACUvNVscYuMbV5EFrjwOBsKIIH6Jbkcw-3D-3D_D2iFlIxnwfFOkVVVcQx96LdRYu2whmNZAE78KjKJxHL6rT46-2B2o-2Fk-2FTozgb5sFVtkPOu9gU13ipZGD4fVo79O8cGCEHqEUDoj70MCDg-2B1dkZFzt5FCmL-2FdT3VzN3L3LiEMfx-2FXtTuJhGt-2F4Uq-2BGTwd1LjB0OIQ2kivkqFqjqN4p2bZAN8RyH0K8ahoOZ-2BKAxFiM6mm6LeAxBLL4m9lbL5AtLj1csMd-2FVkxf1H-2FD-2Bx5wmSeVf1x1vrfRPAl1G9tnRYx6jz2TM-2F-2FjtWRaxLdFGeh3hWUYfovuGH5D9mO80tNCkIDeAm1Hb4R27Zct8-2FhRr), President and Chief Executive Officer for FirstLight. Mr. Camara holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Information Systems from Bryant University and a Juris Doctor from New England Law. To learn more about FirstLight, visit [www.firstlight.net](http://email.prnewswire.com/wf/click?upn=eVidwEWMH2NYC88dVmr8B3fEm3Opyy8Q-2BJJvuOlHbT1mc2MzbjnDAtKZc-2F-2FnRNnCLDe41KWTTx89aBDZ8-2F2npRS0yzUNfCxidSd9FjcprC-2B-2BuLciRkDRgZNri1dnwFZECe8O3V17w3aCGtNJqdCB8Rqt8oRRszTzzwj9nQBe69XA4agwD1jbp49hgcwRBJZruXFTTlNcrK8WESRMbgqr7jjWRfzlLwJCPnALEz4KfzPho9F-2FXcp-2B6P9hAWsCs58BSAOY50OVT-2FjfAn2lTMtoGw-3D-3D_D2iFlIxnwfFOkVVVcQx96LdRYu2whmNZAE78KjKJxHL6rT46-2B2o-2Fk-2FTozgb5sFVtkPOu9gU13ipZGD4fVo79O8cGCEHqEUDoj70MCDg-2B1dkZFzt5FCmL-2FdT3VzN3L3LiEMfx-2FXtTuJhGt-2F4Uq-2BGTwd1LjB0OIQ2kivkqFqjqN4p-2BkSlijX2nNNoFVVo6j9ZxVAGxi1SAoJ9AlyYlMiBEDrNOFDBZZ3XfkDEfNZ7wBwg3CQ6uDIZ-2F-2B2dKeIwfLQ9qxV5yrZXWIwYT6TKL61GyZeRf5Gf0SdGx8jGtwPMFtr-2B5PWp8L-2FysIedIpxfsxiLY). 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