Cheri Beranek is the founding CEO of Clearfield, leading the company since its inception in 2008. Known for her strategic vision and results-driven leadership, she has transformed Clearfield into a global leader in fiber infrastructure, delivering more than a million fiber ports each year. Under Cheri’s direction, Clearfield has continued to evolve from a pioneer in community broadband, helping to close the digital divide, to extending Clearfield’s value propositions into the edge-driven future.

Under Beranek’s leadership, Clearfield has been recognized multiple times by Forbes’ magazine as one of America’s Best Small Companies. With a clear passion for the fiber market, she has guided Clearfield’s growth into a multi-national organization serving over 1,000 customers. The company is built on a culture of listening to the customer and providing the field-engineered innovations that solves their needs.