Paul Garnett | Founder and Chief Executive Officer
The Vernonburg Group

A tireless digital opportunity advocate, Paul Garnett has over 25 years of experience in the domestic and international telecommunications and technology sectors. Paul is Founder and CEO of Vernonburg Group, a consulting firm based in Savannah, Georgia, USA that works with large and small corporate, international organization, and government clients to close the global broadband gap, with a focus on policy and regulation, market research and risk assessment, access to financing, broadband mapping and economic modeling, digital opportunity policies and programming, and large-scale broadband project feasibilities. Prior to starting Vernonburg Group, Paul spent 12 years at Microsoft where he created and led the Airband Initiative, leveraging a partner-driven approach to extend broadband access to unserved communities in the US and in over 20 emerging markets. Prior to Microsoft, Paul worked for CTIA The Wireless Association, the US Federal Communications Commission, the law firm Swidler Berlin, and the management consulting firm Price Waterhouse. Paul is an attorney and is a member of the District of Columbia and Massachusetts Bars. Paul Garnett earned his bachelor's degree in political science at Union College and his law degree at the Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law.