Steve Corbato

Executive Director, Oregon Fiber Partnership

Steve Corbató serves as Executive Director of Link Oregon (the dba for Oregon Fiber Partnership), the non-profit organization formed by Oregon’s four largest research universities and state government to develop and operate a high-speed, statewide broadband network in support of the founding partners’ missions of education, research, healthcare, and public service.Prior to assuming this role in 2018, he was Chief Technology Officer with responsibility for IT infrastructure at Oregon Health & Science University. Corbató has nearly three decades of experience around Internet-based network development and deployment. While at the University of Utah (2006-2015), he served as a member of the governing board of the long-standing Utah Education Network (now UETN) and launched two long-term partnerships with public transportation agencies for access to optical fiber and conduit for network expansion.Earlier at the Internet2 national non-profit organization, he led the national, high-speed network that supports U.S. research and education. Previously, while at the University of Washington in the 1990's, he was a member of the steering group that developed the Washington State K-20 Network connecting all sectors of public and higher education.Over his career, he has served on numerous boards for regional and national networking organizations. He currently serves as a board treasurer for the Northwest Access Exchange (NWAX), the non-profit Internet Exchange in the greater Portland area, and board chair for The Quilt, the national affinity group of non-profit regional networks serving the research & education community. He also acts as the convenor for the Western States Broadband Alliance, a unique seven-state partnership that engages leaders of state broadband offices, state research and education networks, and state libraries as well as Tribal representatives. He has been a frequent peer reviewer for the National Science Foundation, the U.S.

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#education #research #healthcare #publicservice

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