Forrest Wilhoit is Africa Broadband Coordinator for NetHope. With 15 years of ICT sector experience, he has managed programs, coordinated research and disseminated analysis related to ICT policy, strategy and economic development. He has worked extensively within a number of ICT sector associations on business and technology topics and has actively managed a number of multi-stakeholder industry forums. He has managed projects related to ICT in health and education in rural and underserved communities. Additionally, he has conducted and managed research projects in the US and abroad, including survey-based field studies and analysis.

Forrest has extensive experience in policy analysis, production of technical reports and field assessments, project management and stakeholder coordination. He has a keen understanding of technologies and the business practices, market forces, project methodologies and management techniques that successfully link ICT and its applications with learning, enterprise and social development worldwide.