In her role as vice president, research and workforce development for the Fiber Broadband Association, Deborah Kish is leading FBA’s research initiatives as well as serving as team lead building “OpTIC Path™” (Optical Telecom Installer Certification), the association’s fiber optic technician certification program. She also serves on the WIA TIRAP Advisory Committee. Prior to the FBA, Kish spent over 20 years as an analyst at Gartner, covering broadband, telecom switching, signaling and security topics advising thousands of service provider and vendor clients about product and service strategy.