Eric Bathras

Bio:

Eric Bathras, Chief Technology Officer of Infrastructure at the Maryland Department of Information Technology (DoIT), brings over 30 years of experience in broadband networks across the public and private sectors. In his role, he leads critical state infrastructure programs, including networkMaryland, Maryland MD FiRST, Cloud & Datacenter Services and DoIT's Infrastructure Agreements. Prior to rejoining DoIT, Eric served as the Global Broadband Leader at AECOM, where he led broadband and smart city initiatives on local, national and international levels. Notable achievements include serving as the digital infrastructure architect for San Mateo County's "Smartest Street in America" project, chairing the Digital Infrastructure Group (DIG) for the State of Maryland and leading the evaluation of global subsea cable landing stations for hyperscalers. An industry leader in his field, Eric has authored numerous broadband readiness plans and presented at national events, including Broadband Nation Expo, Fiber Broadband Association, The Wharton School of Business and BICSI's National Conference.