Jim Tracy has been a leading force in tower and infrastructure construction, service and maintenance for decades. In addition to his considerable business successes, Jim’s drive and determination have been instrumental in advancing safety through his role in the formation of the National Wireless Safety Alliance (NWSA), a nonprofit assessment and certification organization. Jim was also founding President, of the Tower Family Foundation which was established to benefit families of workers injured or killed on telecommunications sites.

His start as a welder and cell tower climber in 1985 eventually led Jim to co-found Legacy Telecommunications, LLC, a family-owned business with his son Ryan working alongside him. Under Jim’s leadership as CEO, Legacy grew into the leading provider of communications infrastructure services for the Pacific Northwest. He has extensive experience with buildouts in remote workplaces and hostile environments including the Western U.S., Alaska, Hawaii, Western Canada, the Pacific Rim, and Antarctica.

Jim oversaw the partnering of Legacy with Enertech Holdings (now Ontivity) whose member companies provide turnkey services in the wireless infrastructure services space, including macro towers, small cell, DAS, microwave, structural engineering, utility towers, technology upgrades, civil services, tower modifications, generator services, and project management. Jim served as an executive advisor to Ontivity for several years and was also the Director of International Business for Premier Industries.

Throughout his career, Jim has continued to demonstrate dedication to the concerns and the people of the wireless industry. In his roles as former president of NWSA, and president of Tower Family Foundation, and chairman of NATE – the Communications Infrastructure Contractors Association, Jim has testified before Congress where he played a key role in elevating industry legislative and regulatory concerns and represented the industry throughout North America. Jim’s work on behalf of the industry has been representative of his entrepreneurial creativity, tenacity, and dedication to the causes and people for which he cares deeply.

Currently, Jim is a keynote and inspirational speaker, author, and host of the award-winning podcast “The Grampion”. He is also an aviator and logs flight time with private planes as well as high performance, complex, multi-engine and jet aircraft. For his work and leadership in the wireless industry, Jim was inducted into the Wireless Hall of Fame in 2021. To honor his commitment to tower safety, the NATE organization, and to its tower families, Jim received the Bill Carlson Lifetime Service Award in 2022. In 2024 he received the Business ICON of Idaho award. He and his wife Sarah reside in Idaho, have been married for over 45 years, and are the proud parents of five children and have 16 grandchildren.