Mounger was named one of the “Top 40 Under 40 Businessmen” in Mississippi in 1995 by the Mississippi Business Journal, and was recently named the Ernst and Young “2000 Entrepreneur of the Year®” for Mississippi and Louisiana. He is currently serving on the Jackson Advisory Council of AmSouth Bank (NYSE NM: ASO), and was recently named to the Board of Encompass Services Corporation (NYSE NM: ESR).

Mounger has been a featured speaker at many industry events. Some of these include the PCIA Conventions in Orlando, New Orleans, and Chicago; the Chase High Yield Conference, Goldman Sachs Wireless Equities Conference, Kagan’s Wireless Conference in New York City; and Barclay’s High Yield Conference in London. After the IPO in December 1999, he was interviewed on the “Power Lunch” segment of CNBC.

Mounger graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Vanderbilt University and a Master of Arts degree from the Reformed Theological Seminary. He is now on the Board Executive Committee of Reformed Theological Seminary, is a Foundation Member of Belhaven College, on the Fannie Mae Foundation Board, and is an Elder at Highlands Presbyterian Church in Madison County, Mississippi. He currently resides in Jackson, Mississippi with wife, Cissye, and children, Callie, Catherine, and William.

The Tritel culture centers around the goal that "our customers must be absolutely sure that they are the most important people in the world to us." As I observed TeleCorp, I saw a similar value system and culture of innovation. I knew the two companies together would be a powerful combination. If we can protect our core values, leverage each company's respective strengths and maintain our focus on the customer, then we will together build one of the best wireless companies in the world and have fun in the process.