29 Feb Jim Stritzinger
As Director of the South Carolina Broadband Office, which was formed in July 2021 as part of the South Carolina Office of Regulatory Staff (“ORS”), Mr. Stritzinger is responsible for facilitating and ensuring the rapid deployment of broadband infrastructure in South Carolina. He is directly responsible for over $1 billion in state and federal grant investments.
Before joining ORS, Jim was the Founder and President of a consulting firm that specialized in the deployment of high-speed internet in rural communities. He has been featured on NPR Marketplace Tech, and the Wall Street Journal, presented at numerous national conferences, and was invited to present to the US House Rural Broadband Task Force by Congressman James E. Clyburn. In addition, Jim’s unique broadband mapping methodology was selected for publication in the Esri® Map Book (Vol 36, 2021, pg. 186).
Mr. Stritzinger is a Fellow of the Aspen Global Leadership Network and was inducted into the NC State University (NCSU) Electrical and Computer Engineering Alumni Hall of Fame in 2015. He holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from NCSU, a Master of Health Information Technology from the University of South Carolina, and is a Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
