John Garrity (Chief Technical Advisor, UNDP Philippines; Digital Connectivity Consultant, Asian Development Bank) John Garrity is an economist, policy advisor and project manager with over eighteen years of experience working on economic development issues in the public sector at the state, federal and international levels, and in the private sector. His focus is on digital inclusion programs, universal access policy and last-mile connectivity deployments to foster universal Internet access and adoption. He is an independent consultant to public sector and private sector organizations, currently as Chief Technical Advisor for UNDP Philippines on a rollout of 6,000 free public Wi-Fi sites and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) as a digital connectivity consultant. In 2020, he has also advised Connectivity Capital, a sector-focused investment management firm providing debt capital to Internet Service Providers (ISPs); the UN Broadband Commission as the author of the 2019 and 2020 State of Broadband reports; the ITU/UNICEF as an external advisor to the GIGA program to connect every school in the world to the internet; and the UN ITU in developing a Last-Mile Connectivity Solutions Guide. Previously, John was the Senior Connectivity Advisor in the Global Development Lab at USAID, leading on the Agency's operations to extend Internet access and adoption to marginalized geographies. In that capacity he managed several large awards with technology firms and implementing partners. Before USAID, John spent ten years at Cisco, most recently as Senior Manager of Policy Research managing technology policy engagements and articulating the appropriate policies to expand broadband infrastructure deployment. Previously, he was Emerging Market Strategy Manager, responsible for advising Cisco's emerging markets expansion strategy across 130 countries utilizing macroeconomic analysis and engaging in the public dialogue on the role of information and communications technologies. Prior to Cisco, John was in the Corporate Strategy Group at the World Bank, and held previous roles at the Federal Trade Commission and in state government. John has co-authored several reports on technology and development (examples include, "Harnessing the IoT for Global Development", "Planning for Progress: Why National Broadband Plans Matter", among others) and has presented around the world on efforts to close the digital divide.