Foster Kinlin

Served as the Sr. Policy Associate on the Public Policy and Community Engagement Team. Responsible for managing engagement with state and federal stakeholders and worked closely with local public policy staff and outside consultants. Oversaw and led cross-functional teams. Served as a subject matter expert on issues such as BEAD and ACP, and led internal efforts to secure public funding for infrastructure projects. Led and revamped internal process for RFI/RFPs. Secured numerous 8 and 9 figure infrastructure projects. Conducted regular policy research and analysis and provided strategic guidance to senior executives on relevant policy issues. Was trusted as a key policy voice within the organization by leadership. Created and produced an internal policy newsletter to brief relevant staff on key developments and drafted numerous policy "handbooks" to provide guidance to various internal teams (sales, legal, operations, etc.). Served as the company representative on industry associations.

Worked as the Senior Policy and Regulatory Analyst at Telecommunications Management Group, Inc., a consultancy catering to tech and telecommunications sector clients. Responsibilities included drafting reports on key developments, providing strategic advising to clients, drafting legislation and policy documents for public sector clients, participating in international fora, and researching and analyzing emerging policy areas. Served as the key POC and lead for several clients. Clients included many leading global technology and telecom companies, as well as government entities and multilateral organizations. Served on the US Delegation to the World Telecommunications Development Conference in 2022 and issue-specific ITU working groups.

Work in a fast-paced lobbying and government affairs environment, supporting Meta's Connectivity and Access Policy Team from 01/2019 - 09/2019 and the Federal Affairs ("Hill Team") from 09/2019 to 05/2020. Responsibilities included legislative tracking and monitoring, drafting briefing documents, attending meetings and hearings, and conducting research, among others.