Skyler Ditchfield, CEO, GeoLinks

Skyler Ditchfield is the Co-Founder and CEO of GeoLinks, the fastest growing WISP in America. Recognized as an industry innovator and thought-leader, Ditchfield is currently appointed to the BDAC’s Streamlining Federal Siting Working Group, the Schools Hospitals and Libraries Coalition’s (SHLB) Strategic Advisory and Fundraising Committees, and the FCC Advisory Board for Wireless Internet Service Providers Association (WISPA). With both a passion and dedication to closing the U.S. Digital Divide, Ditchfield is determined to bring connectivity to every unconnected Anchor Institution in America over the next 7 years. To accomplish this goal, Ditchfield actively looks to change the landscape of Internet across America by influencing the reform of broadband funding and spectrum policy on both a state and federal level. Believing that action fuels influence, Skyler led GeoLinks to successfully connect more schools than any other ISP in both 2016 and 2017 earning GeoLinks’ a variety of awards including CENIC’s “Corporate Partnership Award” and the Central Coasts’ “Most Disruptive Technology” Award. Within his company, Ditchfield is passionate about cultivating the best company culture around—one that combines respect, collaboration, and a “best idea wins mantra.” His dedication and work ethic have earned him various accolades in including “Top Innovator in Diversity and Inclusion”, “World’s Top 5 Best Businessmen of 2017”, and Camarillo’s 2018 “Entrepreneur of the Year”.