L. Elizabeth Bowles Bravo | Chief Executive Officer
Aristotle Unified Communications Inc.

Elizabeth Bowles is CEO of Aristotle Unified Communications Inc, a hybrid fiber/fixed-wireless broadband internet service provider headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas.  From 2017-2021, Elizabeth served two terms as Chair of the FCC’s Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee, which was an independent advisory body tasked with making policy recommendations to the FCC for eliminating the digital divide. More recently, Elizabeth has been directly involved in advocacy efforts to improve the RDOF and BEAD program rules to allow greater participation from smaller providers. Her efforts directly resulted in rules changes to both programs to allow bonding for BEAD awards and loosening of the RDOF letters of credit rules. Elizabeth continues to advocate for resumption of the Affordable Connectivity Program, which is a critical part of ensuring sustainability of rural deployments, particularly in the persistent poverty counties served by Aristotle.  Aristotle has received over $100 million in Federal and State awards to deploy broadband including RDOF and CARES Act funds through the Arkansas Rural Connect grant program. Aristotle was the largest recipient in Arkansas of CARES Act funds in round 1, receiving over $31 million to deploy 15 projects in 9 persistent poverty counties in Arkansas. Aristotle completed construction of this network in under a year from receipt of the grants.  Aristotle has been preliminarily awarded $91 million in BEAD funding. Elizabeth graduated summa cum laude from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and obtained her J.D. from the Vanderbilt University School of Law in 1993, where she graduated first in her class. Elizabeth also received the top score on the 1993 Arkansas bar exam.  Elizabeth has served on numerous boards and committees, including four years as Chair of the WISPA Board of Directors.