Jeff Sobotka | Senior Vice President
eX2 Technology, a Vivacity Company

Jeff Sobotka, Senior Vice President, eX² Technology and Vivacity Infrastructure Group, oversees government and municipalities sector activities at Vivacity, focusing on the fiber, wireless and hybrid broadband infrastructure needs of America’s underserved communities. This includes developing partnerships and opportunities with government agencies, collaborating with state and federal entities for broadband expansion, and providing consultative guidance for maximizing grant funding mechanisms. Before Vivacity, Sobotka was Arizona’s first State Broadband Director at the Arizona Commerce Authority and oversaw the development of the Arizona Broadband Statewide Middle-Mile Strategic Plan that led to more than $100 million in broadband funding by the state in conduit and fiber optic cable on interstate highways. He also managed broadband projects funded by the $100 million Arizona Broadband Development Grant (ABDG), the $3 million Rural Broadband Development Grant (RBDG), and the development of the state’s $1 billion BEAD and Digital Equity preliminary plan submissions. Through his efforts working with a coalition of government, broadband carriers and non-profit organizations, more than 300,000 Arizona families received Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) subsidy funding, placing Arizona in the Top 10 in terms of total enrollment during Sobotka’s tenure. Beyond his work with the Arizona Commerce Authority, Sobotka has 25 years of experience in the telecommunications industry, holding sales, sales leadership and channel management roles with AT&T, T-Mobile, XO Communications and Lumen.