Robert Bocher

Bob Bocher has been working in the area of library technology for over forty years and he looks it. He was the Technology Consultant with the Wisconsin State Library and while he retired in 2012, he still works part-time assisting the state's libraries and schools with their broadband connectivity and E-rate issues. From a national perspective, Bob has served on the ALA’s E-rate Task Force since 1999 and is also an ALA Senior Fellow. In this capacity, he assists the association on broadband issues and is the primary author of most ALA comments to the FCC on E-rate issues. From 2016–2020 Bob served on the Board of Directors of the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC).