Josh Hildebrandt serves as the Director of Broadband Initiatives at the Georgia Technology Authority, focusing solely on Georgia’s broadband deployment strategy and connectivity funding mechanisms and supporting local communities and providers in their expansion efforts. Before starting at GTA, Josh worked at the Georgia Department of Natural Resources where he oversaw the agency’s legislative and public policy efforts, communications, and external affairs. Prior to joining DNR, Josh served in Governor Brian Kemp’s administration as the Policy Advisor for rural initiatives including agriculture, natural resources and technology, and before then as the Coastal Region Manager for then-Secretary of State Kemp’s office in Savannah. A native of Chattanooga, TN and graduate of Belmont University in Nashville, TN, he is happy to now call Cobb County home with his wife Elizabeth and dog Lucy.
