Kirk Sookram

Kirk Sookram holds the position of Deputy Chief Executive Officer at the Telecommunications Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (the Authority). He has been employed with the Authority since its inception in July 2004, starting as a Telecommunications Engineer, laying the foundation for the spectrum management mandate of the regulator and working his way up the corporate ladder to Executive Director Technology and Engineering and, in 2020, to the position he currently holds.

During his tenure at the Authority, he has specialized in the areas of spectrum management, wireless technologies, telecommunications regulation, ICT and broadband development, cost modeling, universal service initiatives and policy development.

Kirk is a national of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. His qualifications include a Bachelors of Science Degree (with Honours) in Electrical & Computer Engineering from the University of the West Indies and a Masters of Science Degree (Distinction) in Operational Telecommunications from Coventry University, United Kingdom.

Kirk has represented the Authority over the years at conferences and seminars and participated in panel discussions on telecommunications regulation, broadband development and emerging wireless technologies.

Kirk also held the position of the Chairman of the Caribbean Spectrum Management Task Force established by the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) during the period 2016 – 2020, during which time he led the CTU preparatory work for the ITU World Radiocommunication Conference, 2019. He also held the position of Chairman of the Caribbean Spectrum Management Steering Committee of the CTU for the period 2020 – 2024.

Kirk also currently serves as Vice Chair of the ITU-T, Regional Group of the Americas for Study Group 2 – Operational aspects of telecommunications and ICTs.