Robert Hunt

Robert Hunt is GVTC's Vice President of Government Affairs, where he leads the cooperative's regulatory and government affairs strategy. He oversees the company's relationships with federal, state, and local policymakers and regulatory agencies, advocating for policies that support GVTC's long-term success and the communities it serves. Mr. Hunt serves as the executive sponsor and staff advisor of the GVTC Board of Directors Governance Committee.

In addition to his executive duties with GVTC, Mr. Hunt has held board positions with several prominent telecommunications organizations. Mr. Hunt serves as a board member of the USTelecom Association and served as chairman in 2016 and 2017 while focusing on universal service funding for broadband in rural areas. He also served as a board member of the Texas Department of Agriculture's Texas Broadband Taskforce, formed to focus on broadband deployment and adoption in Texas.

Mr. Hunt also served as a board member and past Chairman of the Board for the Texas Telephone Association (TTA). In 2011, the TTA recognized Mr. Hunt with the Neville Haynes Award, the highest honor presented by the association. The Haynes Award recognizes exceptional service to the TTA and the Texas telecommunications industry.

Mr. Hunt is also a founding board member of the Texas Lone Star Network, a partnership of 38 Texas communications companies that provides wholesale telecommunications services throughout the United States. Through his service to these organizations, Mr. Hunt advocates for public policy that benefits GVTC, its members, customers, and the communities it serves.

Prior to joining GVTC in 1993, Mr. Hunt provided engineering and consulting services to the telecommunications industry.

In the community, Mr. Hunt has served on the McKenna Foundation Board and is Treasurer of Oakwood Baptist Church.

A native of the Texas Hill Country, Mr. Hunt graduated from The University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering.