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Steve Carlson joined Ygnition, a provider of high-speed Internet access to the multifamily industry in September of 2001 when Ygnition purchased the assets of VelocityHSI. Since April 1, 2000 he had served as President and CEO of VelocityHSI, also a provider of high speed Internet access for the multifamily industry. During his tenure at VelocityHSI, the company had the highest per property subscriber penetrations in the industry. The sale of Velocity's assets to Interquest was accompanied by a transfer of all of Velocity's active subscribers and properties on a going concern basis, the only such transaction in the Broadband space. For the preceding 19 years Carlson, an attorney, was President and Founder of Steve Carlson and Associates, which provided legislative advocacy and government relations services to clients in Sacramento, the state capitol. During that time Carlson was the executive director of the California Housing Council (CHC). CHC is a trade organization representing the largest owners, managers and developers of multifamily properties in California. In his 19 years as director of CHC, Carlson developed an in-depth knowledge of the multifamily industry and its customers. He is one of the best-known and most respected advocates for the multifamily industry in the nation. Earlier in his career he practiced law with the San Diego firm of Gray, Cary, Ames and Frye, now Gray, Cary, Ware and Freidenrich. He also served as the Assistant to the Commissioner of the American Basketball Association and as an executive with the ABA 's San Diego Conquistadors. Carlson earned a juris doctor degree magna cum laude from the University of San Diego School of Law and holds a bachelor's degree in economics from Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut. | 