Principal, Per Aspera Advisors​

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Jade Piros de Carvalho is the principal of Per Aspera Advisors, a broadband policy consultancy based in Kansas. She served as director of the Kansas Office of Broadband Development from June 2022-2024, where she oversaw the administration of $650 million in state and federal broadband funding. Prior to her state appointment, Piros de Carvalho worked in rural broadband expansion advocacy for a fiber CLEC and served three terms as Mayor for the city of Hutchinson, Kansas. She holds a bachelor’s degree in philosophy and a master’s degree in public affairs.