Jim Dauby is President and CEO of Perry-Spencer Rural Telephone Cooperative, d/b/a PSC, in Saint Meinrad, IN. Jim was hired as Controller in 1993 and was subsequently named Assistant General Manager in 1997. In 2001, he assumed the duties as the company’s chief executive. Before his career in telecommunications, Jim served as CFO of Ramsey Financial, Inc. and as a CPA for Coopers & Lybrand.
Jim has dedicated much of his 25 year career in helping lead and shape industry change for the benefit of rural telecommunications providers. He has been very active on numerous boards and committees on national, state, and local levels. For nine years, Jim served on the Board of Directors for the National Telecommunications Cooperative Association (NTCA) and served previously as its Board Chairman. In Indiana, Jim serves on the Indiana Broadband and Technology Association (IBTA) and is past Board Chair. Jim serves on the Board of Directors of the Indiana Exchange Carrier Association (INECA), having previously served as its President. He is also currently Board President of the Indiana Video Network, LLC (IVN), and is Vice Chairman of the Intelligent Fiber Network’s (IFN) Management Committee. Locally, Jim is President of the Board of Cooperatives ONE, LLC, a partnership between PSC, Southern Indiana Power and Dubois Rural Electric Coop.
Jim graduated summa cum laude with a B.S. in Business from Indiana University and is a Certified Public Accountant. Jim enjoys writing on industry issues and has made numerous presentations on behalf of the industry.