Jill Sandford



Chief Legal Officer
FirstLight Fiber


Jill Sandford joined FirstLight Fiber in June of 2015 and currently serves as its Chief Legal Officer. She manages all aspects of legal, regulatory, compliance, safety and human resources. Jill has more than 25 years’ experience in the telecommunications sector. From 1995-2001, she served as a Section Chief in the New York State Attorney General’s Office Bureau of Telecommunications and Energy. From 2001-2014, Jill held legal roles at Metromedia Fiber Network, AboveNet and Zayo, each with increasing and broad responsibilities. Jill earned a Bachelor of Science from Cornell University and a Juris Doctor from Albany Law School.